To Whom the Mornings stand for Nights, What must the Midnights - be!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- If normal days feel like night to someone, their nights must be incredibly dark.
- In plain terms
- If daytime seems dark to you, imagine how dark your night must be.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider the intensity of suffering when normal times feel wrong.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes the day feel like night to you?
- How deep is your pain?
Another view
It lacks specific advice on how to address the pain described.
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