THEMATIC STATEMENTS:
All life is connected.
Each life, no matter how small, matters.
Life is too brief.
Youth (innocence) and beauty don’t last.
We don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone.
Pride can blind us to the truth.
Small acts of kindness and/or generosity can have a tremendous effect.
Courage can reward those who push themselves.
Sometimes we learn too late what we need to know.
Social status, beauty, wealth, etc., do not matter.
We learn through trial, hardship, or pain those lessons most valuable.
The individual is sometimes in conflict with society.
Individuals are often alienated and alone.
Self-determination is a fierce inner force, but is often thwarted or delayed by outside forces.
Fantasy is sometimes more real than everyday reality.
Mortality (death) is inevitable.
Human beings are sometimes too weak (or too blind) to do what is right.
We often want what others have or we often want what we cannot have.
Fear, jealousy, and greed are destructive emotions.
We sometimes hurt those we love.
People (of all cultures and of all times) are more alike than they are different.
Nature does not care about people.
Each of us is alone (often feeling small or frightened) in the world.
Evil exists in the hearts of men (women).
