"Life has just three rules?"
"And you already know them."
"Paradox, humor, change."
"Paradox."
"Life is a mystery. Don't waste time trying to figure it out."
"Humor."
"Keep a sense of humor especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure."
"Change."
"Know that nothing stays the same."
From the movie, The Peaceful Warrior

This caught my attention with the clear statement about the mystery of life. My spouse and I enjoyed watching this movie the other night. I watched the bonus piece on the DVD with comments from the director (I think) and he said he underlined the "teachings" in the book and made sure they were incorporated into the screenplay. So this dialogue was obviously one of those.

As Socrates and Dan reach the top of the hill, we observe Dan starting the exchange and reviewing the teaching he has learned from Socrates with prompting from Socrates. I wanted to highlight this portion because of the clear statement that life is a mystery. Here and in my personal journal, I have commented on how it seems I have finally reached some kind of understand of life. As I have thought about that though, I couldn't explain it if asked. So I like the advice "Don't waste time trying to figure it out."