As long as this exists, this sunshine and this cloudless sky, and as long as I can enjoy it, how can I be sad? The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. As long as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be. And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.
Source documented
This Anne Frank passage about finding happiness and comfort in nature comes from her diary entry dated 23 February 1944. The University of Birmingham’s Jubilee Centre resource reproduces the surrounding passage on PDF page 15, with some differences in English translation. www.jubileecentre.ac.uk
