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Dhruvi’s Quote Journal #7
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
Hi, I’m Dhruvi Turakhia from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and welcome to Dhruvi’s Quote Journal Series, a little corner where I share the quotes that make me stop, think, smile, or see life differently.
Imagine you walk in a room that is completely dark.
You immediately start complaining.
Why is it so dark?
Someone should really fix this.
You spend the next ten minutes blaming the electricity.
The builder.
The weather.
Your luck.
But despite all the complaining, the room is still just as dark.
Now imagine someone walks in.
Instead of complaining, they simply switch on a small bulb.
And suddenly, the darkness begins to disappear.
They didn’t complain. They chose to do something.
That is exactly what today’s quote is trying to teach us.
Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
— A traditional Chinese proverb.
