"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often." - Erich Fromm

🌟 Wonder

“One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often.”

— Erich Fromm

If you feel things deeply, that's not a weakness — it means your heart is wide open to the world. The same sensitivity that brings sadness is what lets you feel wonder too.

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“The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity.”

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“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.”

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