When I touched that boy, I felt something. Something awful. Something I can’t describe.”“ We all felt it, ” Nick said.“ You may have felt it, but I caused it.” Then both his eyes seemed to go far away. “Something changed out there. I don’t know what it was, but something in the world changed because that kid didn’t deserve what I did to him–and the powers that be know that I did it.” Nick watched as a tear fell from his Everlost eye and disappeared through the living world table.“ What if, ” said Nick, not even sure what he was going to say yet, “what if you were that kid and you were told you could change the world, but you would have to sacrifice yourself to do it?” Clarence chuckled at the thought. “I believe that question was already asked a long time ago, and that creepy kid did not look anything like Jesus to me.”“ But you do think that something changed.”“I don’t know whether it’s good or bad.”“ What if it’s neither?” suggested Nick. “What if we get to make it one or the other? . Neal Shusterman
About This Quote

This quote by J.K. Rowling is a great example of how we can think about life in two different ways, depending on the situation. On the one hand, we see it as a less than perfect place to live, filled with pain and suffering. On the other hand, we can choose to look at it as a place where we can grow and learn and grow again.

That's not to say that we shouldn't be afraid of what we might find there, because we shouldn't be. But, we shouldn't let that fear stop us from looking at it as an opportunity for growth and learning.

Source: Everfound

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