The picture that emerged was beautiful and terrible at once.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some truths contain both beauty and horror simultaneously.
- In plain terms
- This picture was both beautiful and scary at the same time.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that reality can be good and terrible together.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you see beauty and horror together?
- How do you hold contradictory truths?
Another view
Some things are purely good or bad.
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