In 19 92, there was the famous siege of sarievo am, in which there were literally snipers on the hills. And a man named vedrin smilevitch had been near that bombing, and he took care of the wounded,. He helped to take care of the wounds. But what i started to realize is that these art forms were part of this... We may not always be happy but it's one of our deepest well springs of connection with each other. The power of that, of that connection, is so beautifully demonstrated in the story that you open the book with, the chalise from serev.
Are you elevated by sad songs? Have you ever been brought to tears by a TV commercial? Do you relish rainy days? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then you know the power of the bittersweet. Yet chances are there have been times when you’ve struggled to square your melancholic disposition with our culture of counterfeit cheer. Well, you won’t feel that way after you’ve heard Susan Cain discuss her new book, “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole.” She argues that longing, sorrow, and grief are the wellsprings of connection, creativity, and hope.
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