...it is in these acts called trivialities that the seeds of joy are forever wasted until men and women look round with haggard faces at the devastation their own waste has made and say the earth bears no harvest of sweetness-calling their denial knowledge.
In George Eliot's "Middlemarch," the author reflects on how individuals often overlook the small, seemingly insignificant actions in their lives, which she refers to as "trivialities." These minor acts, though dismissed, can become the source of genuine joy and fulfillment. When people neglect these moments, they find themselves in later years regretting the lost potential for happiness and connection that was available to them.
Eliot emphasizes that this neglect leads to...
