May everything come true, may they believe and may they laugh at their own passions. For what they call passion is not the energy of the soul but merely friction between the soul and the outside world.
But above all, may they believe in themselves and become as helpless as children.... for softness is great and strength is weakness. When man is born he is soft and pliable. When he is older he is strong and hard. When a tree grows, it is soft and pliable but when it is dry and hard it dies. Hardness and strength are deaths companions, flexibility and softness are the embodiment of life. Andre Tarkovsky