Brothers, love is a teacher, but a hard one to obtain: learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.
(Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov)
Friday, February 10, 2012
Love is a Teacher, But a Hard One to Obtain
Kyle Cupp has written a moving post about the brief life of his daughter Vivian. When I read it, it seemed to me to illustrate perfectly the quote from The Brothers Karamazov that prefaces this blog.
Thank you for posting this link. On January 13, 1986, my mother gave birth to my brother, Benjamin Michael. He lived on this earth only 16 hours but he lives in my heart (and my parents' and sisters') to this day.
Thank you for posting this link. On January 13, 1986, my mother gave birth to my brother, Benjamin Michael. He lived on this earth only 16 hours but he lives in my heart (and my parents' and sisters') to this day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for that link, Pentimento. It's a beautiful post.
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