Our greatest heart-treasure is a knowledge that there is in creation an individual to whom our existence is necessary - some one who is part of our life as we are part of theirs, some one in whose life we feel assured our death would leave a gap for a day or two.
Interpretation
This quote highlights the importance of mutual connection in relationships, emphasizing that our existence is significant to others.
Miles Franklin's quote reflects on the profound bond that exists between individuals in close relationships. It suggests that knowing someone values our presence in their life adds immense worth to our existence. The idea that we hold a vital place in another person's life creates a sense of purpose and belonging, reinforcing the importance of human connections and the impact we have on one another.
In practice
In a wedding speech to emphasize the importance of the bond between the couple.
Instead of answering her as soon as he saw her hair grow electric, her face more vivid, her eyes like lightning, her body restless and jerky like a racehorse’s, he retired behind this wall of objective understanding, this gentle testing and acceptance of her, just as one watches an animal in the zoo and smiles at his antics, but is not drawn into this mood. It was this which left Lilith in a state of isolation - indeed, like a wild animal in an absolute desert.
I choose faithfulness...Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that they father will not come home.
You married me...but you didn't marry what you could make out of me.
I felt the first man I slept with must be intelligent, so I could respect him.
I see interracial couples all the time in Nashville. I'm a Jew in Nashville. I'm a gay person in Nashville. It's a non-issue in most of the time. That's a huge leap forward.
Twas something else. I had come to hate her, you see. I had come to wish her dead, and that was what held me back.
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