If a clear-eyed honesty about things brings an end to naive or innocent happiness, it opens up the possibility for something more mature.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The ‘melancholic joy’ of living in our brutal, beautiful world — Psyche; Complete sentence in author’s reflection on acknowledging suffering while remaining open to goodness. Own prose, not an embedded quotation. Full essay read. 23 words.
- The ‘melancholic joy’ of living in our brutal, beautiful world — Psyche
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