“There are a great many essential things that span your entire life but nobody teaches you. Your parents probably don’t do that because they are not aware of those things themselves. Not to even mention school, where you perhaps learn… Read more / Lue lisää
“A person I admire is my younger brother Joonas, who is 17 years old. He is fast becoming a poet. We are a really musical family, and we often play music together at family parties, for example. A couple of… Read more / Lue lisää
“I’ve been practising my attitude towards life in many ways. I consider this an important achievement. I feel that I have the courage to start approaching new things, even if I don’t know everything about them beforehand. I have an… Read more / Lue lisää
“My mother’s Alzheimer’s disease was a turning point in my life. For me, it was a kind of awakening to adulthood. It also made me think about my own brain and about how badly and wastefully I had treated it.… Read more / Lue lisää
“To be a hero, you don’t necessarily need to climb the highest mountain or do anything special. My grandmother’s heroism is crystallised in her positive attitude and ability to love. Grandmother suffers from a memory disorder but has managed to… Read more / Lue lisää
“I’m fascinated by the healing effect of sounds, what sounds can really do to the human body. I have organised evenings of sound healing and seen how they’ve given people experiences of relaxation and even healing and put their minds… Read more / Lue lisää
“The most difficult period in my life started when I agreed to act as a guarantor for a bank loan taken out by my brothers’ company. I had blind faith in them because of our brotherhood. This got me in… Read more / Lue lisää
“Mathematics and other subjects are starting to feel easier, but typing with a computer is still quite a challenge. I should just trust myself and type. History and religion have gone pretty well. I’m also interested in bacteria, biology and… Read more / Lue lisää
“The course of my life was changed by a poem. I had recently graduated from university and was working as a substitute Finnish teacher. I was working terribly hard and feeling totally exhausted. My life was all about dragging myself… Read more / Lue lisää
“I believe that life will carry you along. I also believe in the goodness of people. I travel a lot, also with total strangers, and my friends often wonder how I dare to do it. I believe that there’s something… Read more / Lue lisää
