As far as she was concerned, the apocalypse was not the worst thing that could happen. The possibility of an immediate and wholesale decimation of ci… - Elif Şafak

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As far as she was concerned, the apocalypse was not the worst thing that could happen. The possibility of an immediate and wholesale decimation of civilization was not half as frightening as the simple realization that our individual passing had no impact on the order of things, and life would go on just the same with or without us. Now that, she had always thought, was terrifying.

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About Elif Şafak

Elif Shafak (born October 25, 1971) is a Turkish-British novelist, essayist, academic, public speaker and women's rights activist.

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Alternative Names: Elif Shafak Elif Bilgin Shafaq

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The possibility of an immediate and wholesale decimation of civilisation was not half as frightening as the simple realisation that our individual passing had no impact on the order of things, and life would go on just the same with or without us.

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Fret not where the road will take you. Instead concentrate on the first step. That's the hardest part and that's what you are responsible for. Once you take that step let everything do what it naturally does and the rest will follow. Do not go with the flow. Be the flow.

إني أشفق على الأحمق الذي يظن أنّ حدود عقله البشري هي حدود الله عز وجل،إني أشفق على الجاهل الذي يعتقد بأنه يستطيع أن يساوم الله ويسوي حساباته وديونه معه. هل يظن هؤلاء الله بقالاً يزن حسناتنا وذنوبنا في ميزانين منفصلين؟ هل يظنون أنه يسجل ذنوبنا في دفتر حساباته بدقةٍ حتى نسدد له ما علينا ذات يوم؟ أهذه هي فكرتهم عن الوحدانية؟ إن إلهي ليس بقالاً ولا محاسبًا بل إنه إله عظيم...إله حيّ!

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أن الطريق إلى الحقيقة يمر من القلب، لا من الرأس فأجعل قلبك لا عقلك دليلك الرئيسي ، وجه .. تحد ,, وتغلب في نهاية المطاف على (النفس) بقلبك إن معرفتك بنفسك ستقودك إلى معرفة الله.

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