Each day, and the living of it, has to be a conscious creation in which discipline and order are relieved with some play and pure foolishness.
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Pain can make a whole winter bright, like fever, force us to live deep and hard.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Pain can lead to personal growth and deeper appreciation for life.
This quote by May Sarton suggests that experiencing pain can illuminate and enhance our lives, transforming what might otherwise be bleak times into opportunities for significant personal reflection and strength. It implies that through suffering, we are compelled to confront our depths and live more authentically, ultimately leading to a richer experience of life.
Themes
PainGrowthAppreciationLifeSuffering
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational talk about resilience during tough times.
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I think of the trees and how simply they let go, let fall the riches of a season, how without grief (it seems) they can let go and go deep into their roots for renewal and sleep.... Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long, not even pain, psychic pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.
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I would like to believe when I die that I have given myself away like a tree that sows seed every spring and never counts the loss, because it is not loss, it is adding to future life. It is the tree's way of being. Strongly rooted perhaps, but spilling out its treasure on the wind.
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