About This Quote
This quote from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling is a combination of three of the most important traits in all of literature. These three traits are the simple truth, the theme of self-worth, and the overall message of perspective. Firstly, this quote is a simple truth. The statement itself is true because even though you can't control what happens to you, it is possible to control your attitude about what happens to you.
If you choose to be a pessimist who sees bad things happening that will never happen then it will be more difficult for your life to improve. Secondly, this quote is about self-worth. When you feel like something bad has happened to you, exclaiming "I am sorry" does not make you look better or make it easier for your life to get better. In fact, when someone says sorry it only makes you look worse because they are admitting that they did something that was wrong and hurting you.
It just makes them look like an even bigger jerk than they already were in your mind. Instead, what we need to do when we feel bad is focus on the good in our life and how we can grow and learn from our mistakes and challenges so that we can grow and learn in the future. Finally, this quote is about perspective. Even though something bad has happened to us we still have hope for our future and others hope for our future too so if we focus on what we have done wrong rather than what happened to us we will see things differently and begin to see how great our life can be in the future if we just keep moving forward one step at a time no matter what happens in our life .
Source: To All The Boys Ive Loved Before
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