Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I find it abhorrent to see a whale being slaughtered and do nothing but bear witness.
Under pressure, people admit to murder, setting fire to the village church or robbing a bank, but never to being bores.
But I have been in some very beautiful churches, then I've looked outside and seen people starving to death.
Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers' gardens.
Do not look upon this world with fear and loathing. Bravely face whatever the gods offer.
For centuries, the horrors of war have been sculpted by artists so people would never forget.
I'm probably a bit romantic about it, but I think we humans miss having contact with fire. We need it.
No matter how inured you get to atrocities, you're still always stunned and shocked by how cruel and wasteful Homo sapiens can be.
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
People who do not see the terrible things therefore do not see the beautiful things, either.