Between grief and nothing I will take grief.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Grief is painful but preferable to emptiness or lack of feeling.
- In plain terms
- I choose grief over nothing at all.
- What can you take from it?
- Feelings, even painful ones, matter more than numbness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is better: pain or numbness?
- How do you cope?
Another view
It romanticizes pain as the only alternative to emptiness.
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