--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The creature was weeping, and who could…" description: "\"“The creature was weeping, and who could blame it, as hideous and abject and lonely as it was? But its tears, Hannah perceived suddenly, didn't just sp..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/hillary-jordan-13367_another-day_the-creature-was-weeping-and-who-could-b_3146687.jpg" --- # The creature was weeping, and who could blame it, as… ![“The creature was weeping, and who could blame it, as hideous and abject and lonely as it was? But its tears, Hannah perceived suddenly, didn't just spring from wretchedness. They were also tears of relief, because it was alive, because it had survived another day. How could anything be grateful…” quote by Hillary Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/hillary-jordan-13367_another-day_the-creature-was-weeping-and-who-could-b_3146687.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/hillary-jordan-13367_another-day_the-creature-was-weeping-and-who-could-b_3146687.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/hillary-jordan-13367_another-day_the-creature-was-weeping-and-who-could-b_3146687.jpg) > ““The creature was weeping, and who could blame it, as hideous and abject and lonely as it was? But its tears, Hannah perceived suddenly, didn't just spring from wretchedness. They were also tears of relief, because it was alive, because it had survived another day. How could anything be grateful for such an existence? And yet, this creature was, and when it saw itself and knew that it wanted to live in spite of everything, it wept even harder, sobbing inconsolably until it was depleted.”” [Hillary Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-jordan/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The creature’s tears mix sorrow and relief, reflecting gratitude for survival despite suffering, and a fierce will to live. **In simple terms:** Tears show both pain and gratitude for life. Key Takeaway Embrace resilience in hardship. Themes existence survival emotion Mood reflective hopeful Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - personal loss - mental health - creative writing Key Concepts existentialism gratitude resilience Questions to Reflect On - What does it mean to be grateful for mere survival? - How can we transform suffering into purposeful action? 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