Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Believing life is worth living helps create that reality.
- In plain terms
- Think life is good and it will become better.
- What can you take from it?
- Belief helps create the reality of a good life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you believe life is worth it?
- How does belief change things?
Another view
It ignores systemic barriers that belief cannot overcome.
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