We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Be a loving person rather than in a love relationship - because relationships happen one day and disappear another day. They are flowers; in the morning they bloom, by the evening they are gone.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Value being a loving person over the fleeting nature of relationships.
This quote emphasizes the importance of embodying love as a personal quality rather than seeking validation or happiness solely through romantic relationships. Rajneesh suggests that relationships can be temporary and unpredictable, likening them to flowers that bloom beautifully but fade away quickly, encouraging a more enduring expression of love that transcends transient connections.
Themes
LoveRelationshipsEnduringPersonal GrowthAppreciation
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about personal development, this quote can highlight the importance of self-love.
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