I was profoundly moved by this 2-minute snippet from Stephen Colbert’s interview with Anderson Cooper on grief and gratitude.
Cooper asks, “You said, ‘I have learned to love the thing that I most wish had not happened… what punishments of God are not gifts?’ You really believe that?”
Colbert replies, “Yes. It’s a gift to exist, and with existence comes suffering; there’s no escaping that… But if you’re grateful for you life, then you need to be grateful for all of it. You can’t pick and choose what you’re grateful for.”
I could go on and quote extensively, but there’s a tonne of nuance and thoughtfulness in this short interaction, and I’m sure it’ll be a good use of your time to take 2 minutes out of your day to have a listen.