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The moon is still there, lighting the night sky, as it always has been. (media.bookwyr.me)

submitted 4 days ago by ludrol@bookwyr.me to c/hopeposting@lemmy.world

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[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That first person... Ugh.

There are more amazing books to read than you will ever be able to finish in four lifetimes. The simple pleasure of belly laughing with a good group of friends. There is more art and more free lessons explaining art than ever before. Sunrises and sunsets are and always will be magical. Playing outdoors, whether that's sports, hiking or just a walk in the sun is magnificent. Even if kids aren't for you, playing with a friend's youngling cannot fail to put a smile on your face. (Admittedly, my friends' kids might be unfairly cute, one sent me a homemade get well song "🎼You can do stuff, when you do it you can have a lot of fun like everybody do everythiiiiiiing!!🎼") Music, fine, you might not like what's popular but I guarantee you there's some amazing stuff being made for you if you dig for it and by God you have more access to it than almost anyone in human history has had. Hell, simple acts of service and kindness feel amazing and cannot be taken away from you, I brought an elderly friend some soup and the joy on her face was magical.

Life is full of as much goodness as we want, to say otherwise just feels like giving up.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Spoken like someone who has never experienced depression.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Or someone who has been deep enough down the depression hole to truly appreciate being out of it.

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 1 points 3 days ago

Only second hand. But once you get really scared a good friend will kill himself, yeah, you appreciate not only your own health but the world around you in a completely different light.