"Walk out of the darkness"; yes, that has a familiar sound.
Why Have I Been Weeping?I tried to be supportive. I think it helped, a little. One thing I know for sure; Cheerfulness is Kryptonite for depression.
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I only know the answer to a question still unasked,
For it is the answer always for the way we have been tasked.
The answer is to love someone, though someone brought you pain,
Even though you’re hurting now, you still must love again.
For love is still the answer to the way to get through life,
And it doesn’t matter if you fail, or if you live in strife.
You must share your pain and loneliness, and laugh it all away,
And you’ll find that pain is ebbing as love’s tide flows in today.
Step out of the shadow of the pain that brought you grief,
And hold a child, and see her smile, and you will feel relief.
No matter how you’re hurting, and no matter what you’ve lost,
There’s even more to be received, with negligible cost.
Your life has many turnings, at the end you may look back,
And though you know you lost something, there’s nothing that you lack.
The life that seemed so shattered has been made into a whole,
And your audience applauds you for your stunning, starring role.
NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 19, 2004
It may feel artificial to you if it doesn't come naturally, but if you can fake it for long enough, it becomes real.
Once optimism becomes what you do, it becomes what you are.
Thanks, Bob.