The lamp sizzled as it burned. It made everything seem close and safe, a little family circle they all knew and trusted. Outside this circle lay everything that was strange and frightening, and the darkness seemed to reach higher and higher and further and further away, right to the end of the world. Tove Jansson
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The lamp sizzled as it burned. It made everything seem close and safe, a little family circle they all knew and trusted. Outside this circle lay everything that was strange and frightening, and the darkness seemed to reach higher and higher and further and further away, right to the end of the world. It’s easy to feel trapped in your own home, to think that there are no better places to be.

That’s why the light of the lamp is so important because it leads us out into the world. Outside there are places where we can be free. If we could only open our eyes every once in a while, we might see.

Source: Moominpappa At Sea

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