“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
How have you creatively transformed a time of suffering?
Time is a precious, irreplaceable commodity that we cannot help but spend. Sometimes we sacrifice how we want to spend our time for how we should spend it. Sometimes we unthinkingly let our time spill out without really choosing where to spend it.
What feels like the most valuable use of your time?
“Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you’re not really losing it. You’re just passing it on to someone else.”
― Mitch Albom
What is a precious thing you have passed on to someone else?
Age and experience take their toll, and both people and things break down in ways large and small. People and things can often be restored—hips replaced, varnish renewed—but never to their original state.
What do you miss being the way it used to be? What do you celebrate for being restored or repaired?
“What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; it’s dearness only that gives everything its value.”
― Thomas Payne
What do you value because you worked so hard for it?
