We are the inheritors of a wonderful world, a beautiful world, full of life and mystery, goodness and pain. But likewise are we the children of an indifferent universe. We break our own hearts imposing our moral order on what is, by nature, a wide web of chaos.

Colin Meloy
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We are the inheritors of a wonderful world, a beautiful world, full of life and mystery, goodness and pain. We are the children of an indifferent universe. We break our own hearts imposing our moral order on what is, by nature, a wide web of chaos. It takes courage to accept that we cannot control everything in life and that we will face challenges and failure.

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