An idea from The Gay Science

Getting well can feel more dangerous than being sick. Strength comes back wanting to play with what used to hurt. Cheerfulness here is not a mood. It is what a mind does when pressure finally lifts.

From The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche

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