Yes, misery is important. But joy is just as important. The ways we take care of each other matter just as much as the ways we let each other down. Light matters just as much as darkness. Play matters as much as work, and kindness matters as much as cruelty, and hope matters as much as despair. More so, even. Because tragedy is a given, but joy is a choice.
I think about this all the time. We really do tend discount and undervalue and ignore joy. Or maybe to think that joy is something you can only have when there is no sorrow around. But that's not my experience at all. Joy and sorrow live side by side.
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