“It’s easy to be a naive idealist. It’s easy to be a cynical realist. It’s quite another thing to have no illusions and still hold the inner flame.”
Marie-Louise von Franz
In three short sentences, Marie Franz brilliantly articulates what the union of the opposites of idealism and cynicism looks like. And this, unlike naive idealism or cynical realism, is not easy. However, if this thought comes to you now – even if you lose your illusions, don’t lose your inner flame!
