Edgar Lee MastersTo put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without meaning is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire-- It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.
About This Quote
A person who lives a meaningful life is not usually suffering from delusions or mental illnesses. In fact, the greatest risk of a meaningful person is that he will have too much meaning. In other words, if you try to do too many things and feel too many things, you may go insane. But if you don’t do any of those things and feel only the most simple of feelings, then that you will be a tortured person. This quote by Rabindranath Tagore speaks to the concept of stress and how it can be reduced by doing what we love and feeling what we feel.
Source: Spoon River Anthology
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