I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me.
Brad PittRead
I had a friend who worked at a hospice, and he said people in their final moments don't discuss their successes, awards or what books they wrote or what they accomplished. They only talk about their loves and their regrets, and I think that's very telling.
Interpretation
In the end, what matters most are our relationships and the emotions we've experienced, rather than our achievements.
This quote by Brad Pitt highlights the importance of love and emotional connections over material success and personal accomplishments. When faced with the end of life, people tend to reflect on their relationships and unresolved feelings, suggesting that love and the regrets we carry are what truly define us and leave lasting impressions.
In practice
In a discussion about the importance of relationships when giving a eulogy.
I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me.
I was so intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself.
If I'm gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it's very important for me to know that I'm working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we're going for something together.
It might be a very human thing across the board, but we, in America, love a story - we need a story to get involved in. But then everything becomes more about how the story protects a certain perception as we pick sides.
There's a constant chatter in our house, whether it's giggling or screaming or crying or banging. I love it. I love it. I love it. I hate it when they're gone. I hate it. Maybe it's nice to be in a hotel room for a day - 'Oh, nice, I can finally read a paper.' But then, by the next day, I miss that cacophony, all that life.
Equality, absolutely, that's what defines us. It's what makes us great. If it doesn't sit well with your religion, let your God sort it out in the end, but that's us. We're equal
I'm OK. Much better than on other occasions. It's true that I've made lots of mistakes but I've never tried to bother anyone. I want to stay alive, preferably in peace, without seeing every one of my mistakes in the papers, and on many occasions, even stories that are lies.
One of the best things about life—a reason not to go blindly after one goal and one goal only—is that sometimes it will take you to something that is way cooler than anything you would have consciously set out to do in the first place.
My mother told me that everything in life happened for a purpose. She said all things were part of God's plan, even the most disheartening setbacks, and in the end, everything worked out for the best.
Learn to respect this sacred moment of birth, as fragile, as fleeting, as elusive as dawn.
Fantastic days are what you wish upon those who have so few sunrises left, those whose lungs are so lesion-spangled with new cancer that they should be embracing as much life as they can. Time's a-wasting, go out and have yourself a fantastic day! Fantastic days are for goners.
Abortions will not let you forget. You remember the children you got that you did not get.
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