--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: This one moment, when you know you're not…" description: "\"“This one moment, when you know you're not a sad story. You're alive.”\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/anonymous-1_sad_this-one-moment-when-you-know-you-re-not_1299849.jpg" --- # This one moment, when you know you're not a sad story… ![“This one moment, when you know you're not a sad story. You're alive.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/anonymous-1_sad_this-one-moment-when-you-know-you-re-not_1299849.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/anonymous-1_sad_this-one-moment-when-you-know-you-re-not_1299849.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/anonymous-1_sad_this-one-moment-when-you-know-you-re-not_1299849.jpg) > ““This one moment, when you know you're not a sad story. You're alive.”” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A fleeting realization that you are not defined by sorrow, but by the fact of being alive. **In simple terms:** You realize you are alive, not a sad story. Key Takeaway Embrace the moment of being alive. Themes self-awareness existence hope Mood reflective hopeful Type personal philosophical When to use this quote - personal crisis - mental health - recovery Key Concepts identity mindfulness Questions to Reflect On - What does being alive mean to you now? - How can you hold this feeling? A Different Perspective It may be temporary and not solve deeper issues. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Alive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/) [Moment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moment/) [Sad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sad/) [Story](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/story/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [I can see it. This one moment when you know you're not a sad story. 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And you stand up and see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/i-can-see-it-this-one-moment-when-you-know-you-re-not-a-sad-story-you-2/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [The moment when someone tell you you're not good enough, is the moment you know you're better than them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-moment-when-someone-tell-you-you-re-not-good-enough-is-the-moment/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [That awkward moment when you see someone you know at the 99 cent store.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-awkward-moment-when-you-see-someone-you-know-at-the-99-cent-store/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Live life for the moment you never know when it will end](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/live-life-for-the-moment-you-never-know-when-it-will-end/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I love him so much but to him I'll never let it show for the moment that he would know it's the time I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-love-him-so-much-but-to-him-i-ll-never-let-it-show-for-the-moment/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [If you have a chance to take the moment that you know will be memorable, grab it. Always think that the word NEXT TIME…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-you-have-a-chance-to-take-the-moment-that-you-know-will-be/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [What one knows is, in youth, of little moment; they know enough who know how to learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/what-one-knows-is-in-youth-of-little-moment-they-know-enough-who-know/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The moment you know you don't need a man or women to make everything in your life complete is the same moment that God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-moment-you-know-you-don-t-need-a-man-or-women-to-make-everything/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [A good story is alive, ever changing and growing as it meets each listener or reader in a spirited and unique encounter, while the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-paterson/a-good-story-is-alive-ever-changing-and-growing-as-it-meets-each/) [Katherine Paterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-paterson/) > [Sometimes a book is better than it ever had a right to be because of the history the reader brings to the reading and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-crutcher/sometimes-a-book-is-better-than-it-ever-had-a-right-to-be-because-of/) [Chris Crutcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-crutcher/) > [“I could be listening to Painted Red weave the stories of the saints in her rich roomy voice, and beginning to see how all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-crowley/i-could-be-listening-to-painted-red-weave-the-stories-of-the-saints/) [John Crowley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-crowley/) > [“A story is alive, as you and I are. It is rounded by muscle and sinew. Rushed with blood. Layered with skin, both rough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-dokey/a-story-is-alive-as-you-and-i-are-it-is-rounded-by-muscle-and-sinew/) [Cameron Dokey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-dokey/) > [That awkward moment when someone's sad and you don't know what to say or do to cheer them up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-awkward-moment-when-someone-s-sad-and-you-don-t-know-what-to-say/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I ask my friend -what is your story?- because I want to give the answer of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-ask-my-friend-what-is-your-story-because-i-want-to-give-the-answer/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Alive quotes > [I understand that it's the music that keeps me alive... That's my lifeblood. And to give that up for, like, the TV, the cars,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-springsteen/i-understand-that-it-s-the-music-that-keeps-me-alive-that-s-my/) [Bruce Springsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-springsteen/) > [I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-ant/i-feel-very-grateful-to-be-alive-and-well-enough-to-make-music/) Adam Ant > [I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bowie/i-don-t-crave-applause-i-m-not-one-of-those-guys-who-comes-alive-on/) [David Bowie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bowie/) > [We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/we-must-master-our-egoism-and-through-this-mastery-step-outside/) [Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/) > [I can't say that there are 'things' that make me come alive. There are thoughts that make me come alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/i-can-t-say-that-there-are-things-that-make-me-come-alive-there-are/) [Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/) > [We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/we-re-like-the-wicked-witch-we-promise-gingerbread-then-eat-the/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [If Jovan Belcher didn't possess a gun, he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-costas/if-jovan-belcher-didn-t-possess-a-gun-he-and-kasandra-perkins-would/) [Bob Costas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-costas/) > [Peace is an ongoing process. It begins with the first step and it does not end. We, all of us alive today, are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-krieger/peace-is-an-ongoing-process-it-begins-with-the-first-step-and-it-does/) [David Krieger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-krieger/) > [I think adoption becomes complicated whenever the biological parents are alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-haven/i-think-adoption-becomes-complicated-whenever-the-biological-parents/) [James Haven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-haven/) > [The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-duffy/the-pain-of-love-is-the-pain-of-being-alive-it-is-a-perpetual-wound/) [Maureen Duffy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-duffy/) > [I have tried to resign myself, and to console myself; and that, I hope, I may have done imperfectly; but what I cannot firmly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/i-have-tried-to-resign-myself-and-to-console-myself-and-that-i-hope-i/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) > [If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erwin-w-lutzer/if-melanchthon-were-alive-today-he-might-not-weep-because-of/) [Erwin W. Lutzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erwin-w-lutzer/) > [If you’re alive, don’t move, if you’re dead, don’t worry about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/if-you-re-alive-don-t-move-if-you-re-dead-don-t-worry-about-it/) [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/) > [Here Greek and Roman find themselves alive along these crowded shelves; and Shakespeare treads again his stage, and Chaucer paints anew his age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-greenleaf-whittier/here-greek-and-roman-find-themselves-alive-along-these-crowded/) [John Greenleaf Whittier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-greenleaf-whittier/) > [You're alive!" Fezzik cried. The man in black sat immobile, like a ventriloquist's dummy, just his mouth moving. "That is perhaps the most childishly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-goldman/you-re-alive-fezzik-cried-the-man-in-black-sat-immobile-like-a/) [William Goldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-goldman/) [Browse all 7,282 Alive quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This one moment, when you know you're not a sad story. 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