The secrets of the universe.
FRINGE:
The Eschatological Laundry List
Sheldon Kopp - If you Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him:
(Condensed from the original, which was a poster in the sixties.)
1. This is it.
2. There are no hidden meanings.
6. There is no way of getting all you want.
7. You can't have anything unless you let it go.
8. You only get to keep what you give away.
12. It's a random universe to which we bring meaning.
13. You really don't control anything.
14. You can't make anyone love you.
22. Progress is an illusion.
25. Childhood is a nightmare.
27. Each of us is ultimately alone.
29. Love is not enough, but it sure helps.
32. We must live within the ambiguity of partial freedom, partial power, and partial knowledge.
33. All important decisions must be made on the basis of insufficient data.
34. Yet we are responsible for everything we do.
36. You can run, but you can't hide.
38. We must learn the power of living with our helplessness.
43. Learn to forgive yourself, again and again and again and again.