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Originally Posted by maskedmelon
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you're welcome ^^ and yeah, it's very easy to take good fortune for granted and change isn't easy, but that doesn't mean thankfulness isn't worth striving for.
as for the garden, i think mae was just referring it to earth, but i associated it with eden from genesis and i generally regard it as an allegory for delusion and the hardship of reality. truth is abundant outside, but happiness is elusive.
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Ahhh, gotcha. "The garden" as a symbol of innocence and/or ignorant happiness is a common literary trope also.
And come to think of it, "Over the Garden Wall" (great cartoon with Elijah Wood that someone on this board recommended) gains an extra level of depth when you think of it that way ...