This is why Confucius affirms, "One who knows it…

This is why Confucius affirms, "One who knows it is not the equal of one who loves it, and one who loves it is not the equal of one who takes joy in it."

— from Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion) · Life Worth Living: a Guide to What Mattesr Most by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ry

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It's also why facing the fact that the flight ends is not morbid; it is clarifying — only by facing our finitude that we step into an honest, fully awake relationship with being alive. Confucius drew the final line: the one who knows something is not the equal of the one who loves it, and the one who loves it is not the equal of the one who takes joy in it. Knowing how to live is one thing. — Enjoy the Flight (Living/Balance/Happiness/Passion)

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