Is it possible to shed innocence without losing hope

Upon first meeting An-mei, Second Wife gave her a pearl necklace. An-mei felt honored by the attention, but her mother warned her not to be manipulated by Second Wife.

She took many pilgrimages to honor Buddha, hoping to rectify her misfortune with a perfect child. Yet she had no more children. Wu Tsing gave her money for her own household. Twice a year, she visited his house, but she remained in her bedroom smoking opium.

SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Clair Lena St. Themes Motifs Symbols. This is important, because it keeps me from repeating the same mistakes and allows me to learn something new every day. In other words, while it is important to have some protective barriers in order to keep out some of the bad, it is equally important to allow in the good as well. We can learn from every experience, regardless of its outcome, and being hopeful can help us get through some of the more difficult ones.

View all posts by Valerie. Like this: Like Loading Published by Valerie. Very wise message. Thank you darling! Quotes tagged as "loss-of-innocence" Showing of To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand. The child is grown, and puts away childish things.

Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies. Vincent Millay. I used to think they sang because they were happy. But then I learned on a nature show they're really showing off. Trying to lure in some other bird so they can mate with it. Or let the other birds know not to get too close to their turf. I wish I never watched that show, because now all I think about is what those pretty sounds mean.

And how they're not pretty at all. You must live with it, like it or not. But, to live well, you must turn that loss into something positive. It gets beaten out. Misfortune threshes our souls as a flail threshes wheat, and the lightest parts of ourselves are scattered to the wind. My hearts ached with a pain I could not describe. I wondered if I were dying. I felt not sadness. I felt pity. For myself. For us all. We were children no longer.

And we never would be again. Justice didn't stand a chance.