“ All of our thoughts – ideas – are traceable to a sensation, an encounter with the world that leaves an impression upon the mind. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ A person must move beyond guilt and unexamined thoughts and motives in order to discover a purpose for living vibrantly. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We inhabit an internal world that is subject to diversification. Every day we undergo personal transformation based upon experiences, thoughts, and feelings. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We develop our whole character from our thoughts, actions, attentive observations, and from the resolute pursuit of our inspirational dreams. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ All overt and covert emotions would shrivel without the beam of contrast and comparison to supply context and implication. We need the value of counterpoise to recognize and distinguish between simila… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Similar to a how a flower grows incrementally, people also blossom in stages. As we age, we expand our knowledge of how the world works and how other people respond to our deeds. We also expand our la… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Human migration is an important part of our ancestral story. The places we live shape us, the places we leave behind forges our history, and the places we might travel to becomes our mysterious future… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Human inertia induces us to believe that our lives will never change unless we relocate. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Nature blessed every person with the innate capacity to express wonder and awe for the eternal world and act with a kind and unstinting soul. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ A person’s attitude creates the tone of his or her life. The highest expression of human dignity is to live a purposeful life devoted to principles and exhibiting compassion for other people. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Unless we understand how the twists and turns of life operate to make us, we cannot comprehend who and what we are. Without self-awareness, we are blind to registering the intertexture of other people… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Every person struggles with the self to find and kindle their special radiance, which comes from cultivating kindness, charity, and love. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We nurture our own being by respecting all people and consciously working to mitigate the pain of the world. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We can only come to terms with our own place in the world by compassionately commiserating with the pang of longing that our brethren experience. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ No person is more ruthlessly cheated than someone strip-mined of his or her ability to recall the vibrancy of the past. After all, what would any person be if robbed of all sense of long-term memory?… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ There can be no intellectual, spiritual, or emotional life without the substratum of memory. Without cognition and awareness of beauty and appreciation of our limited time on planet Earth, humankind’s… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Human beings are self-motivated. The two desires that spur human action are hunger and love. Without memory, humankind would no longer hunger for love. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ We came from some place and we are trending in a particular direction. Without memories, we do not know where we come from, and we cannot project our future trajectory. Without a keen awareness of our… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Without the mellifluous notes of memory, there would be no songs to sing, no ballads dedicated to past afflictions or affections, and no church hymns celebrating the trials and tribulations of saints,… Kilroy J. Oldster
“ A lifetime of memories does not provide empirical proof of the value of living. No one memory has a quantifiable value to anyone expect the holder of the memory. Parenting in large part consists of cr… Kilroy J. Oldster
