Having A Soft Heart In A Cruel World Is Courage, Not Weakness.

Having a soft heart in a cruel world is courage, not weakness.

Katherine Henson (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

So inviting. Restaurant in Italy.

I think this is a good opportunity to educate people on the history of Palestine, the Nakba, and how it happened to show why what's happening today has been happening for the last century. Here's a documentary series that uses archival footage, official documentation, Israeli and Arab historian accounts, and personal accounts from Palestinian refugees to tell the story of the colonization of Palestine. Remember to click the Read More in the link to look at the episodes.

Even if you don't plan on watching it, I would still appreciate if you could share this so access to this knowledge is more widespread.

“Persian, the language of birds and roses,”

— Jorge Luis Borges, tr. by Alastair Reid, from “Limits,”

“I hope that you never, not even for one second, become a secondary character in your own story.”

— My spanish teacher, giving me some life advice I didn’t know I needed. (via basilmunchies)