Leon On Work

Is life always this hard,
or is it just when you're a kid?
                                                  ——Mathilda
Always like this.
                                                  ——Leon
...
You have been told that life is darkness,
and in your weariness you echo what
was said by the weary.
And I say that life is indeed a darkness
save when there is urge.
And all urge is blind save when there is knowledge,
And all knowledge is vain save when there is work,
And all work is empty save when there is love
...
                                                   ——Kahlil Gibran