... if he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him? -Enchantment
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A person struggles to reconcile the pain of abandonment with the belief that the abandoner was good.
- In plain terms
- It hurts to lose someone you thought was good, so you wonder if they really were.
- What can you take from it?
- Pain from loss challenges your view of the person.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can good people hurt us?
- How do you measure goodness?
Another view
People can be good and still leave.
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