“I had always thought that life was the actual thing, the natural thing, and that death was simply the end of living. Now, in this lifeless place, I saw with a terrible clarity that death was the constant, death was… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
Death has an opposite, but the opposite is not mere living. It is not courage or faith or human will. The opposite of death is love. How had I missed that? How does anyone miss that? Love is our only… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
“I had always thought that life was the actual thing, the natural thing, and that death was simply the end of living. Now, in… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
“You are angry at the God you were taught to believe in as a child. The God who is supposed to watch over you… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
I would walk until I had walked all the life out of me, and when I fell, I would die that much closer to… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
“I saw the error I was making. I had been thinking of the disaster as a horrible mistake, as an unscripted deviation from the… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
“Things make sense. There are rules and realities that will not change to suit your needs. It's your job to understand those rules. If… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
I think life is simpler than we tend to think. We look for answers and more answers. But there are no answers. Things happen… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
Death has an opposite, but the opposite is not mere living. It is not courage or faith or human will. The opposite of death… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
Love is our only weapon. Only love can turn mere life into a miracle, and draw precious meaning from suffering and fear. — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
“So I would teach myself to live in constant uncertainty, moment by moment, step by step. I would live as if I were dead… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
As we used to say in the mountains, Breathe. Breathe again. With every breath, you are alive. After all these years, this still the… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
“In the years since the disaster, I often think of my friend Arturo Nogueira, and the conversations we had in the mountains about God.… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
“I come from a plane that fell into the mountains. I am Uruguayan. We have been walking for ten days. I have a friend… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
