And this is all based on a belief system that we never chose to believe. These beliefs are so strong, that even years later when we are exposed to ne… - Don Miguel Ruiz

We make an assumption, we misunderstand, we take it personally, and we end up creating a whole big drama for nothing.

Konačno, ako ste svjesni toga da vas nitko drugi ne može usrećiti i da je sreća posljedica ljubavi koja izvire iz vas, to je najuzvišenije majstorstvo Tolteka,majstorstvo u ljubavi.

How many times do we pay for one mistake? The answer is thousands of times. The human is the only animal on earth that pays a thousand times for the same mistake. The rest of the animals pay once for every mistake they make. But not us. We have a powerful memory. We make a mistake, we judge ourselves, we find ourselves guilty, and we punish ourselves. If justice exists, then that was enough; we don’t need to do it again. But every time we remember, we judge ourselves again, we are guilty again, and we punish ourselves again, and again, and again. If we have a wife or husband he or she also reminds us of the mistake, so we can judge ourselves again, punish ourselves again, and find ourselves guilty again. Is this fair?