He who learns must suffer.
And even in our sleep
pain that cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart.
And in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom to us
by the awful grace of God.
And even in our sleep
pain that cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart.
And in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom to us
by the awful grace of God.
- Aeschylus
What old Aeschylus doesn’t mention is that the learning part of this is optional.
ReplyDeleteMy wish for 2013—for myself, my family and friends, and our country as a whole—is a year with a hell of a lot fewer ‘teachable moments’ than we had this year.