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| Toute l'obscurité du monde ne peut pas éteindre la lumière d'une bougie // All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle |
There seems to be a confusion as to who said this beautiful phrase. The Citation Célèbre site claims it was Confucius, while most English quotes have Francis of Assisi as the author. Not sure which version, if any, is correct.
Anyway. Here is the cat, peacefully reading his book by the light of a single candle. Is he aware of all the darkness in the world that surrounds him? Sure he is, he is a very aware person. Does it bother him? Well, that's debatable. He can't combat all the darkness in the world. But he can read a couple of chapters, while the candle lasts. And, being a cat, maybe he can continue reading even when it goes out.
Maybe it doesn't really bother him after all.
