Still, what I want in my lifeis to be willingto be dazzled–to cast aside the weight of factsand maybe evento float a littleabove this difficult world. I want to believe I am lookinginto the white fire of a great mystery. I want to believe that the imperfections are nothing–that the light is everything–that it is more than the sumof each flawed blossom rising and falling. And I do. Mary Oliver
About This Quote

It is so hard to be positive all the time. No matter what you say, the facts will always be there. It is so hard to believe in something that can’t be seen with our eyes. This quote says that it is impossible to stop this process of life and death and think about a world with a white fire, but we should try.

After all, the imperfections are nothing and the light is everything. If we can see the white fire, it would make life more beautiful. We only have one chance at this world, so let’s believe in something that can’t be seen by our eyes.

Source: House Of Light

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