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Literary
October 27, 1871
The Holt County Sentinel
Oregon, Holt County, Missouri
What is this article about?
A prose reflection on coping with profound sorrow, rejecting the idea of bypassing grief and advocating passage through it with humility and faith, likened to the Israelites crossing the divided sea.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
Strangely do some people talk of “getting over” a great sorrow; overleaping it, passing it by, thrusting it into oblivion. Not so. No one ever does that—at least no nature which can be touched by the feeling of grief at all. The only way is to pass through the ocean of affliction solemnly, slowly, with humility and faith, as the Israelites passed thro' the sea. Then its very waves of misery will divide and become to us a wall on the right side and on the left, until the gulf narrows and narrows before our eyes, and we land safe on the opposite shore.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Death Mortality
Religious
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Grief
Sorrow
Faith
Humility
Biblical Metaphor
Affliction
Literary Details
Subject
On Coping With Great Sorrow
Key Lines
The Only Way Is To Pass Through The Ocean Of Affliction Solemnly, Slowly, With Humility And Faith, As The Israelites Passed Thro' The Sea.
Then Its Very Waves Of Misery Will Divide And Become To Us A Wall On The Right Side And On The Left, Until The Gulf Narrows And Narrows Before Our Eyes, And We Land Safe On The Opposite Shore.