Basically, being alive means keeping yourself ready for the sky to fall in on you at any time. If you start from the assumption that existence is only an ordeal, a test we have to pass, then you’re equipped to deal with its sorrows and its surprises. If you persist in expecting it to give you something it can’t give, that just proves that you haven’t understood anything. Take things as they come; don’t turn them into a drama. You’re not piloting the ship, you’re following the course of your destiny. Yasmina Khadra
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The idea of taking things as they come is a simple way to live life. Not every day will be a good day, and not every person will treat you well. In fact, some days you might be treated poorly by others. But if you take the blows as they come and don't make a big deal out of them, then you can move on and become a better person for it.

If you let one bad thing ruin all the other good things in your life, then you can't learn anything from those experiences. Instead, if you let them happen without getting too upset about them, you will be able to learn more about yourself and what you are really made of.

Source: Swallows Of Kabul

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