The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; the thankful heart will find in every hour some heavenly blessing.
~ Henry Ward Beecher
That your world is in agony is no reason to turn your back on it, or to try to escape into private “spiritual" pursuits. Rilke reminded me that I had the strength and courage to walk out into the world as into my own heart, and to “love the things / as no one has thought to love them."