On my computer, I have two photos
of two little boys, both about seven years of age. The pictures
are very meaningful to me, although I don’t know either
boy. One shows the face of a chubby little boy smiling blithely at
the camera, and the other shows a picture of a starving boy sitting
on parched earth with a vulture lurking in the background.
These are pictures that represent the imbalance we have created
in the world, an imbalance that reflects the incomplete use of
our brains.

All the problems in the world were created by the human
brain, and within the human brain lie all the answers. To me,
these photos are symbolic of the root causes of suffering in the
world. If all human problems result from the human brain, they
can also be solved by the brain. Imbalance in the world is a reflection
of the imbalance within our bodies and brains.

Ilchi Lee, Brain Wave Vibration

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Chapter 6: At the Root of the Matter

Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always
do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great.
–Mark Twain, writer