Gold KoisLong ago, a large school of golden koi glimmered as they swam upstream along the Yellow River in China. Koi are known for being determined fighters that swim against the current. It gives them strength. When they reached a waterfall at the end of the river, it looked like a dead end. Some koi turned back, letting the flow of the river carry them away. But a few remaining koi were determined to keep going: Leaping from the depths of the river, they

Studies have shown that success does not lead to happiness

without trying — just like you see so many wealthy people doing every day

and the enigmatic allure of femininity

Throughout art history

It comes from a part of you that instinctively understands death for what it is

…the more you’ll have to wrestle with the tentacles of the beast that guards it

Most blamed others’ success on “luck”

You stop allowing the urgent to crowd out the important…

And the texture of this square adds a certain tone that was very deliberate…

Just a bunch of people afraid to do something different

a professional spy

Maybe you were bitten by a radioactive piranha… Or a wise