“Of course we also live in a world of great beauty, sacrificial and passionate love, tenderness, prosperity, courage and joy. But quite a lot of all that seems to happen regardless of the paradigm and the high thoughts of philosophy. It has always happened. It is precisely because it has always happened that we go on wrestling with these issues in the hope that it can happen more often and for more people.” PeopleWorldPhilosophySeemsHappensJoyCoursesIssuesHappenedGoes OnPassionateProsperityWrestlingTendernessParadigmPassionate Love Author:Sara Maitland
“To lose a brother is to lose someone with whom you can share the experience of growing old, who is supposed to bring you a sister-in-law and nieces and nephews, creatures who people the tree of your life and give it new branches. To lose your father is to lose the one whose guidance and help you seek, who supports you like a tree trunk supports its branches. To lose your mother, well, that is like losing the sun above you. It is like losing--I'm sorry, I would rather not go on.” PeopleGivingWellsPhilosophyHelpingLawMotherFatherLosesSupportSunGrowingTreeShareBrotherGoes OnCreaturesLosingSorryGuidanceBranchesI'm SorryGrowing OldIn-lawsTrunksSupport YouNephewNieceSister In LawTree TrunksLife Of Pi BookNiece And Nephew Book:Life of Pi Source: Life of Pi