Sivin Kit’s Garden

The phrase "it’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness" is a very slight alteration on the less common Chinese proverb "’Don’t curse the darkness - light a candle." The advice given is "if something is wrong, do something about it rather than complain. - Everything2

You can start now by lighting a candle and say a prayer here!

This "better" way keeps me away from the "bitter" way.