"The comedian [[Stephen Colbert]] survived a tragic childhood guided by a deep and earnest [[Catholic]] faith that he maintains to this day (teaching Sunday school well into his show business career). **His mother, who bore the brunt of that tragedy when she lost her husband and two sons in a plane crash, was his example. “Try to look at this moment in the light of eternity**,” she would tell him. Eternity. Something bigger than us. **Something bigger than we can possibly comprehend**. Something longer than our tiny humanness naturally considers." ([Location 1516](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B07QY3CZ9L&location=1516)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[mindfulness]], [[amor-fati]], [[acceptance]], **Source** -- [[202409180133 - B - Stillness is the Key]]