Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good.
Interpretation
Loneliness is inherently negative and undesirable according to divine observation.
This quote from John Milton suggests that loneliness is fundamentally considered a negative state by God. It implies that human beings were created for companionship and connection, and the experience of solitude is seen as lacking the goodness inherent in human relationships. The mention of God's eye highlights the belief that this observation is not merely a human perception but divinely acknowledged.
In practice
In a speech about mental health, one might say, 'As John Milton noted, loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good, reminding us of the importance of fostering connections.'
They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
In our day we don't allow a hundred and thirty years to elapse between glimpses of a marvel. If somebody should discover a creek in the county next to the one that the North Pole is in, Europe and America would start fifteen costly expeditions thither; one to explore the creek, and the other fourteen to hunt for each other.
Propaganda does not deceive people; it merely helps them to deceive themselves.
Once in our world, a Stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world.
When you see in places like Africa and parts of Asia abject poverty, hungry children and malnutrition around you, and you look at yourself as being people who have well being and comforts, I think it takes a very insensitive, tough person not to feel they need to do something.
The one thing with writing stories about the rise of fascism is that if you wait long enough, you'll almost certainly be proved right. Fascism is like a hydra - you can cut off its head in the Germany of the '30s and '40s, but it'll still turn up on your back doorstep in a slightly altered guise.
The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear.
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