each ignorant gladness -unteaches what despair preaches
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Joy and ignorance can erase the lessons taught by suffering.
- In plain terms
- Being happy makes you forget what sadness taught you.
- What can you take from it?
- Happiness can overwrite painful lessons quickly.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you remember why you were sad?
- Is forgetting pain a gift or a loss?
Another view
Not all ignorance is bad; sometimes letting go is healthy.
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