And when she was finished they laid her in earth Flowers growing, butterflies juggling over her... She, so light, barely pressed the earth down How much pain it took to make her as light as that!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The ease with which someone is remembered often hides the immense suffering they endured.
- In plain terms
- A person who seems light and simple likely suffered greatly.
- What can you take from it?
- Suffering is often invisible in how we remember people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What pain hides behind simplicity?
- How do we honor struggle?
Another view
Not everyone who seems light has suffered.
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