"Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for"
- Dag Hammarskjold
About this Quote
This quote by Dag Hammarskjold motivates us to use our solitude as a motivator to discover something that is worth living for. It suggests that we ought to make every effort to find something that is so meaningful and important to us that we would be willing to offer our lives for it. This could be a cause, a belief, a person, or anything else that we feel passionate about. By doing this, we can use our loneliness to drive us to find something that deserves fighting for and that will offer our lives function and significance. Eventually, this quote encourages us to use our isolation as a source of motivation to discover something that is worth living and craving.
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