A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnessary.
Dorothy Canfield FisherRead
It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Our struggles and challenges help us appreciate the good things in life.
This quote emphasizes that life's hardships serve to illuminate the value of what we often take for granted. By experiencing difficulties such as sickness, evil, hunger, and fatigue, we gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for health, goodness, nourishment, and rest, respectively. It suggests that without these challenges, we might not fully recognize the importance of the positive aspects of our lives.
Themes
AppreciationStrugglesValueHealthGoodness
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about resilience, this quote could be used to illustrate how challenges shape our understanding of wellbeing.
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