Faith in God is an opening up, a letting go, a deep trust, a free act of love.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Faith in God
F
Impact of Encounters
I
It is true that those we meet can change us, sometimes so profoundly that we are not the same afterwards.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Understanding Animals
U
Animals don’t escape from somewhere but to somewhere.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Lifeboat Survival
L
Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Keys to Survival
K
Survival starts by paying attention to what is close at hand and immediate.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Doubt vs. Action
D
To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Perception of World
P
The world isn’t just the way it is. It is how we understand it, no?
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Importance of Farewells
I
What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Work Life Caution
W
I have nothing to say of my working life, only that a tie is a noose, and inverted though it is, it will hang a man nonetheless if he’s not careful.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi
Depths of Despair
D
Despair was a heavy blackness that let no light in or out. It was a hell beyond expression.
Yann Martel – Life of Pi