The melancholy facts shouldn't make us desperate,
rather more forgiving, kinder,
and better able to focus on what really matters
while there's still time.
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melancholy
Rain days give me a feeling of melancholy.
He is a melancholy man.
All at once i fell into a state of profound melancholy.
desperate
A desperate man will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
He was desperate when he lost all his money.
He was desperate for work to provide for a large family.
rather
I'm feeling rather sleepy.
He would rather play than work.