Some Thoughts on Life by
Louise Erdrich, The Painted Drum
“Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could.”
Life isn’t meant to be a cake walk. It’s supposed to be messy, painful and downright heartbreaking. You are here to experience the joys AND heartaches of living. When you take chances, you will inevitably fall and stumble, but that’s part of your journey-your story. So, embrace the fact that life will remain a roller coaster that has its ups and downs, along with its twists and turns before you reach the end.
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That’s exactly what I tell my kids!
We always have to be prepared for the worst. We can be happy and optimistic but we also have to expect the worst, accept it and deal with it.
I love this!! Yes, you have to always hope for the best, but prepare for the worse outcome in life. And at the end of the day, you will survive, no matter how rough the waters may be!!! So, don’t let fear of the current taking you away prevent you from jumping – for this is what it means to truly live 🙂