Rather he consoled himself with the fact that, in the real world, when he looked closely into the darkness he might find the presence of a light, damaged and bruised, but a little light all the same.

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The sea is dark and hard to see in the morning, but as the sun rises it turns the surface of the water into a mirror and reflects what we can see. The same is true for life and all of its hardships. We cannot see the beauty of life when we are in pain and we can only see its beauty when we rise above our pain and lay our troubles to rest.

Source: Let The Great World Spin

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