Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?
Rose KennedyRead
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?
Interpretation
Even after difficult times, people should embrace joy and positivity.
This quote suggests that just as birds continue to sing after a storm, symbolizing resilience and hope, people too should allow themselves to enjoy the moments of happiness that follow adversity. It emphasizes the idea that, despite challenges and hardships, there is always a chance to find pleasure and solace in the brighter aspects of life.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a motivational speech to inspire listeners to appreciate the good moments in life.
Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?
Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?
I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the painter of a great masterpiece.
I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.
Grace surrounds us and holds us like the sky holds everything in it … and as soon as I find a way to let go of my story, I keep seeing over and over again that grace is always here and it includes the forgetting and the remembering. The practice is the opening of the hand to catch the raindrops, which are always falling. If you don't open your hand, you get wet, but you don't get much to drink.
At the beginning of the troubles of Saint Domingo, I felt that I was destined to great things. When I received this divine intimation, I was four and fifty years of age; I could neither read nor write.
Never underestimate your ability to make someone else's life better - even if you never know it.
One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.
In your life’s journey, there will be excitement and fulfillment, boredom and routine, and even the occasional train wreck… But when you have picked a dream that is bigger than you personally, that truly reflects the ideals that you cherish, and that can positively affect others, then you will always have another reason for carrying on.
The young give us hope because young people are certain their best days still lie ahead - which explains why they're absolutely convinced they can change the world for the better.
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