Born Quote by Mary Karr
“The Lesson You've Got to learn is the someday you'll someday stagger to, blinking in cold light, all tears shed, ready to poke your bovine head in the yoke they've shaped. Everyone learns this. Born, everyone breathes, pays tax, plants dead and hurts galore. There's grief enough for each. My mother learned by moving man to man, outlived them all. The parched earth's bare (once she leaves it) of any who watched the instants I trod it. Other than myself, of course. I've made a study of bearing and forbearance. Everyone does, it turns out, and note those faces passing by: Not one's a god.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Art of Memoir, Mary Karr, 2015
Life is a series of hardships and lessons, each person endures suffering and learns resilience through shared human experience.
In simple terms: Everyone faces pain and learns from it.
Key Takeaway
Embrace hardship as a teacher.
Themes
suffering
resilience
humanity
Mood
reflective
somber
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- grief
- taxes
- family loss
- personal growth
Key Concepts
existentialism
shared experience
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you transform pain into strength?
- What role does community play in bearing suffering?
A Different Perspective
Hardships can be overwhelming and may not always lead to growth.
