This page is dedicated to the works of Jóna Rúna Kvaran. Wise Values The past meets the present / Poto: Jóhanna B. Magnúsdóttir People´s sense of value differs as much as the multitude of people. Material things such as clothes, housing, money, titles and degrees are all good things as long as they don´t overshadow our appraise for matters of true value. Internal things like sincerity, honesty, purity, consideration, tolerance, humanity and love are also valuable assets. Of course it´s preferable if all these things could go together and in unison contribute to peace and comfort in the life´s of people. It´s of an extreme importance to be faithful to your spouse, children and other companions in life. It´s also vital to be honest in all the odd jobs life gives you. A good effort is to try to strengthen and encourage the best qualities in one self and others. Each one of us eventually has to face one self and take the consequences of one´s actions and attitudes in life. There are opportunities and possibilities everywhere. One only has to look for them, cherish them and enhance one´s faith in the luck they can bring. These opportunities can encourage charity and humanity for our inner person, just as those things that tempt us but are more material can sometimes change so little about our inner well-being. You can´t buy a peace of mind or inner joy, those are things you have to work o from the inside. That kind of work doesn´t come without sacrifices because that which happens to us in human relations and situations doesn´t always suit us, especially if the experience is negative or unfair in our view. Then we sometimes feel that there is no justice in the world, nothing to be happy about and that we really deserve pity. Peace of the mind and soul can be achieved by examining one´s weaknesses, work on them and taking on difficult situations and overcoming them. Nothing comes to us without an effort, especially not changed and better attitudes or situations. The key to obtaining inner peace and appreciating wise values in life is positive thinking and the certainty that we all create our own fortune. Written by: Jóna Rúna Kvaran;      Translated by: Nína Rúna Kvaran; Email .. ...