Even fifteen hundred miles away, even on the phone, Georgie was more alive than anything else in his life. He felt his cheeks warm just thinking about seeing her again. That's what Georgie did to him, she pulled the blood to the surface of his skin. She acted on him, tidally. She made him feel like things were happening, like life was happening, and even if he was miserable sometimes, he wasn't going to sleep through it. He ran his hand over his pocket. The ring was still there. It had been there since he left the nursing home. His great aunt had pressed it into Neal's hands. 'I don't need this anymore, I never really needed it, but Harold liked to see it on my finger. It was a family ring, ' she said. 'It should stay in the family.' Neal made up his mind as soon as he saw it. The future was going to happen, even if he wasn’t ready for it. Even if he was never ready for it. At least he could make sure he was with the right person. Wasn’t that the point of life? To find someone to share it with? And if you got that part right, how far wrong could you go? If you were standing next to the person you loved more than everything else, wasn’t everything else just scenery?.Rainbow Rowell
About This Quote
This is a powerful message. There are times in everyone's life when they are faced with an intense emotional crisis. When you are faced with a crisis, the first thing you often do is try to escape. You may try to escape by drinking too much alcohol, sleeping too much, or watching TV all day.
But these things will not make your problem go away. The real solution is to make an effort to face your problem directly. It is imperative that you overcome your problem before you can move forward in life.
The quote above shows that the best way to overcome a crisis is to give it your full attention. Even if you are feeling overwhelmed, it may be possible to deal with the crisis effectively through thoughtful action. The quote reminds us that the best way to conquer any challenge in life is not to run away from it but rather to face it head on and work hard at overcoming it.
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