Irvin D. YalomDespair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look deeply into life, and you'll always find despair.
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When we look into life, we find that there are both happy and sad times. People go through bad times because they know that life will also have good times. They accept that if they do not put up with these bad times then they will be faced with even worse times.
Source: When Nietzsche Wept
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