„The sadness that comes from the feeling that one's purest aspirations…”

It is darkest before dawn — not merely as a bland encouragement, but as a truth. When we need to move to a new stage, our soul signals to us, causes us pain, makes us understand that we can no longer continue as we are. When we feel "broken," when we feel down, "done in," and the like — we are completely ready for the next stage, with all its risks and possibilities. To emerge into the light, into a new life.