One has only to set a loved human being against the fact that we are all in peril all the time to get back a sense of proportion. What does anything matter compared to the reality of love and its span, so brief at best, maintained against such odds?

May Sarton
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We live in a world that is always running out of resources, whether it is natural resources like oil, or resources that are considered to be of more material value. To say that one has only to set someone that you love against the fact that we are all in peril all the time to get back a sense of proportion shows that there are some areas of life where making rational decisions would have no meaning. One should not be so concerned about the future, but should focus on the present moment, on what is happening right now. This quote encourages you to focus on your relationships with others and realize how fleeting they really are.

Source: Journal Of A Solitude

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