Rugged Allure

Saturday, August 8, 2009

"Without the pain you can never appreciate just how beautiful life can be. Without the thorn would a rose be as beautiful, or would the striking ruggedness of the Thistle, be near as alluring without its prickly edged leaves? Pain wakes us up to the possibilities of life. If you have nothing to compare sadness to, you’ll never know happiness.” ~ J. D. Bell