The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them.
Francis Weller
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “The Geography of Sorrow,” interview with Tim McKee, The Sun, October 2015; Complete sentence in Weller’s own answer on grieving and gratitude. Surrounding discussion read: both losses and the gift of life are held together, not a demand to stop grieving. Philosophical reflection, not clinical outco
- “The Geography of Sorrow,” interview with Tim McKee, The Sun, October 2015
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