Those who have not tasted the bitterest of life's bitters, can never appreciate the.. what is it?

I don't agree with this statement. It's a persistent holdover from the aesthetic philosophy of the 19th century (the Romantic Ideal). It wasn't true then and it isn't true now.

My ability to appreciate the joy of true love, for example, or the awe and wonder of a spectacular sunset, is not conditioned by how much I've suffered in the past. These are experiences that stand on their own in the present with no reference to the past.

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I likely believe this quote, in assessment to what Steve D says, simply by fact if we could have a view of acceptable sunsets daily we could quickly lose our appreciation of it. yet that's going slightly off subject rely, reason whoever made this quote wasn't unavoidably bearing on sunsets, yet to good cases in existence, whilst issues bypass our way. If issues could generally bypass our way, we does no longer get exhilaration from it a million/2 as lots. Like whilst we are ill, and then get extra useful, we by surprise get exhilaration from the actuality that we are healthful, simply by fact we've tasted the bitter. this could bypass with having money too, etc.

I think what it is saying is that unless you have experienced a wide range of experiences you cannot truly appreciate what is the best or the worst of them . For example, if you only experienced a small range of colours, could you truly appreciate colour?What would white be like if you didn't know black?How are you able to make a valid comparison on the worth of anything unless you have plenty to compare it to?

Can you truly appreciate a good rest if you have never been exhausted? Or to put it in the terms of the quote, can you deeply appreciate the sweetness of a particular apple if you have never bitten into a sour one?