Friday, May 15, 2026

A little bit of Zen (94)

A black-and-white photo portrait of the American writer Saul Bellow, outdoors, wearing a black hat, smiling broadly


"Anxiety destroys scale, and suffering makes us lose perspective."


Saul Bellow


Things always seem worse than they are. And they often appear to be worse for us than they are for others. But even on the rare occasions when that's true, things are almost never as bad as they might be.

There is a comfort to be found in perspective.


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A little bit of Zen (94)

"Anxiety destroys scale, and suffering makes us lose perspective." Saul Bellow Things always seem worse than they are . And they o...