Sadness occupies an important place in the spectrum of human emotion. It adds depth and clarity to life. If our sadness were not profound, our joy would have no context. Life would be flat. Our triumphs would seem less impressive. It’s difficult to appreciate the full delight and value of a pleasant experience without a baseline of less fortunate events.
Sadness makes its way into everyone’s life. Instead of cursing it when it arrives, or worse, pretending that it isn’t really happening, try to view your sadness differently. See it as the deep, powerful foundation of your emotional being, the dundgeon beneath a soaring, majestic tower that reaches high into the clouds. Recall in as much detail as you can all of the times when you wandered those lofty heights, joyfully and effortlessly. Realize how grateful you will feel when you return to them once again.
Because you will return. Sadness is unpleasant, and grief is bitter and overwhelming, but they won’t cling to you forever. They are temporary states. Over time, they will lose their power, and you will rise once again through the most joyous and comforting levels of life.
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