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“Somewhere in the teachings of every wisdom tradition on earth is the admonition to “make whole that which is broken.” In Judaism, it is tikkun olam, “repair of the world.” It is said that in the eyes of God, an object that has been repaired is more holy than one that is new. There is an interpretation in Judaism of the world as we see it and of how it came to be; it is a retelling of the Genesis story by the sixteenth-century mystic Isaac Luria. In his vision, Luria saw that God filled the entire universe completely and perfectly and that the world could only be created by somehow making a space for life. Luria imagined that God contracted, like a series of containers within containers, and by becoming smaller and smaller, God allowed a new creation to emerge. When the enormous energy and potential of that creation finally exploded outward, sparks of the divine scattered throughout the universe: the universe we see. The teachings that follow from this, in the wisdom tradition of the Kabbalah, tell us that we are to gather the shards and the sparks and bring them back together. This is the meaning of tikkun olam. Olam, or “world,” comes from the same root as hidden, and so the repair we are asked to accomplish requires that we see the sacred hidden within the ordinary — the wholeness that exists in all things, everywhere.”

— John Wackman, Repair Revolution: How Fixers Are Transforming Our Throwaway Culture, Share via Whatsapp

“Look around the world, people are fighting for money, property, name and fame, am I correct? Anyway what I am fighting for is humanity nothing else.”

— Santosh Kumar (San), Share via Whatsapp

“No, Frank. It’s a broken world, we know this. But God doesn’t leave you in the abyss. He adds His light into your stories. Your existence is anything but ordinary. Even when it doesn’t make sense, He asks that you trust Him. He’s promised to work something glorious out, and He’ll start in you, from within.”

— Emmanuel Onimisi, Portal, Share via Whatsapp

“Popoln svet je kamen.”

— Iva Jevtić, Težnost, Share via Whatsapp

“The world doesn’t need to know. The world is too busy with futilities. Some things are best left alone, trust me.”

— Rae Knightly, Ben Archer and the World Beyond, Share via Whatsapp

“I wish to be the bridge between our worlds.”

— Rae Knightly, Ben Archer and the World Beyond, Share via Whatsapp

“The world is surprisingly hard to destroy, said Pathka gently. Whereas saving it can be done a bit at a time. Anyway, don t be afraid. We re walking away from death, not toward it.”

— Rachel Hartman, Tess of the Road, Share via Whatsapp

“I wanna Hit the World so bad the Scars remains a History.”

— Wordsworth Emmanuel I, Share via Whatsapp

“I wanna Hit the World so hard the Scars remains a History.”

— Wordsworth Emmanuel I, Report of the Speech, Share via Whatsapp

“While the world has been on COVID-19 lock down, good things have been happening in the background that will eventually be revealed.”

— Steven Magee, Share via Whatsapp

“When I change ME, it will changes the world. And if enough of us do that, it will start a transformation train of reactions that can never be stopped.”

— nick catricala, Share via Whatsapp

“«En un mundo globalizado no puede descartarse la importancia del extranjero, del resto del mundo, y seguir hablando como si sólo existiera un único país. Los europeos forman parte de los terrestres convencidos de que todos tenemos un domicilio fijo, a pesar de que nuestro planeta viaja por el universo a velocidades superiores a doscientos kilómetros por segundo.»”

— Eduardo Punset, El sueño de Alicia, Share via Whatsapp

“Being a hero is not necessarily wearing a mask and cape and saving the world, it can be as simple as doing the right thing.”

— Steven Magee, Share via Whatsapp

“Your mission is your message to be delivered to the world.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita, Share via Whatsapp

“On this planet, you have to be useful to be kept around”

— Paige Lewis, Space Struck, Share via Whatsapp

“The world is yours to discover, a delightful dream.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita, Share via Whatsapp

“Critical thinking and a factual approach to the fundamental life questions are the undividable cornerstones of our authentic presence in the world. ( My radio )”

— Erik Pevernagie, Share via Whatsapp