I did not know the work of mourning Is like carrying a bag of cement Up a mountain at night The mountaintop is not in sight Because there is no mountaintop Poor Sisyphus grief I did not know I would struggle Through a ragged underbrush Without an upward path.. Look closely and you will see Almost everyone carrying bags Of cement on their shoulders That’s why it takes courage To get out of bed in the morning And climb into the day. Edward Hirsch
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The artist William Blake believed that the only way to achieve the highest level of spirituality was to struggle through the ragged underbrush. There is no upward path on this mountain, but you must struggle on. The bag of cement that you are carrying is your life. If you give up, you will lose it.

You will be left with nothing but bags of cement. How can you live without hope?

Source: Gabriel: A Poem

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