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“When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love.” quote by David Whyte
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“When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to recognize its own. There you can be sure you are not beyond love.”

David Whyte

About This Quote

This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.

When we are exhausted, our perception of the world dims; losing sight isolates us, but embracing darkness can reveal love and self‑recognition.

In simple terms: Exhaustion clouds perception; darkness can reveal love.

Key Takeaway

Accept fatigue, seek inner light.

Themes

exhaustion perception love

Mood

melancholic hopeful

Type

poetic philosophical

When to use this quote

  • personal crisis
  • creative block
  • grief
  • spiritual searching

Key Concepts

psychology existentialism self‑awareness

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does fatigue affect your view of the world?
  • Can darkness be a path to love?
A Different Perspective

May darkness also obscure truth and deepen isolation.

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