Meaning is not something you stumble across, like an answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life. You build it out of your own past, out of the affections and loyalties, out of the experience of humankind as it is passed on to you, out of your own talent and understanding, out of the things you believe in, out of the things and people you love, out of the values for which you are willing to sacrifice something. The ingredients are there. You are the only one who can put them together into that unique pattern that will be your life. Let it be a life that has dignity and meaning for you. If it does, then the particular balance of success or failure is of less account.—
John Gardner
woodnymph Said:
on January 15, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Good advice.
gailkav Said:
on January 15, 2009 at 9:32 pm
very, very true.
Thalia Said:
on January 16, 2009 at 12:26 am
beautifully said. And this site looks great, too.
rosylee Said:
on January 16, 2009 at 12:44 am
Apt quote!
Jill Said:
on January 16, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Oh I do like that one – so true
fairyrainbow Said:
on January 17, 2009 at 8:08 am
Oh yes, Gardner. A favourite of teachers all across the globe!
senua Said:
on January 20, 2009 at 2:55 pm
always happy to hear from john gardner. well said. we should add this to the library under quotes.
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