Does anything in nature despair except man? An animal with a foot caught in a trap does not seem to despair. It is too busy trying to survive. It is all closed in, to a kind of still, intense waiting. Is this a key? Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember that nothing stays the same for long, not even pain, psychic pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.
May SartonThe hardest thing we are asked to do in this world is to remain aware of suffering, suffering about which we can do nothing.
May SartonThe garden is growth and change and that means loss as well as constant new treasures to make up for a few disasters.
May Sarton