Path to the Heart: Fifteen Lessons to Change Your Life

Author: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Five-star Amazon book review, Taiwan traditional Chinese edition reprinted over 15 times! "We grow old too fast, but we understand too late." — Swedish proverb There is only one kind of person in the world: the one who needs care. A book that can accompany you for a lifetime! This is the kind of life I want? At some point in life, we all ask ourselves this question. The real tragedy lies not in the brevity of life, but in the fact that we always see what we truly care about only too late. This is a life-changing book. Two masters of thanatology guide us to learn the lessons of life, enabling us to live a fulfilling life in every moment and reveal the greatness of existence. Author Elisabeth Kübler-Ross said: "Every person has the potential to become a Gandhi or a Hitler. The former represents our most beautiful and compassionate side, while the latter is the negative, small, and dark side. The task of life is to elevate the small self, eliminate the negative self, and find the beautiful in each other. These tasks are the storms of life, forging the essence of existence. We are here to heal each other, and I don’t mean physical healing, but deep spiritual healing." She further explained the necessity of recognizing one’s negative traits: "It is painful to recognize and eliminate one’s negative traits. Everyone has the potential to become a Gandhi or a Hitler. I doubt anyone wants to hear that they possess Hitler’s potential, but it is undeniable. Everyone has their dark side, or at least the potential for darkness—if you deny this, it is dangerous. It is absolutely necessary to acknowledge one’s ability to do evil, and only after acknowledging it can you strive to release it." In other words, Elisabeth believes that people should honestly face themselves, because "true perfection includes openly accepting one’s flaws and dark side."