#73 - CHOICE

 

ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE
                                                 Louise Penny
 
 
Stephen put his hand on the boy's arm and said, "Patience. Patience.  With patience comes choice, and with choice comes power."
 
His godfather [Stephen] nodded. .... Life can be cruel, as you know.  But it can also be kind.  Filled with wonders.  You need to remember that.  You have your own choice to make, Armand.  What're you going to focus on?  What's unfair, or all the wonderful things that happen?  Both are true, both are real.  Both need to be accepted.  But which carries more weight with you?"  Stephen tapped the boy's chest.  "The terrible or the wonderful?  The goodness or the cruelty?  Your life will be decided by that choice."
 
 
 
 
Trashiyangtse Thangka - Bhutan