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What does " touched and tempered by sadness," mean?
Life, to be deep and strong,
must be touched and tempered by sadness,
as sunlight is sweetest when softened by shadows;
as music, to be melodious, must have a minor chord in it.
2015年3月14日 23:08
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"Temper" is a word from metallurgy. Tempering is a heat treatment that makes steel stronger. Thus, in human terms, it can mean "to strengthen someone's character through adversity."
The writer says sadness makes life strong, just as heat-tempering makes steel strong.
2015年3月14日
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