One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Suffering in a place does not diminish love for it unless that place is defined solely by pain.
- In plain terms
- You can love a place even if you suffered there.
- What can you take from it?
- Pain does not erase attachment to place.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can a place be home even if it caused you pain?
Another view
It overlooks cases where trauma permanently alters perception of a place.
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