This is one of my favourite quotes. It speaks volumes about the human condition and our efforts to live with optimism and hope.
The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever, but is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these the spirit blooms timidly and struggles to the light among thorns. ~ George Santayana
- In what ways is the world a mortal and tormented place?
- Where have you seen the beauty, the love, the courage and the laughter?
- How can you allow your spirit to bloom and cast a little light among the thorns?
