It's not about 'what can I accomplish?' but 'what do I want to accomplish?' Paradigm shift.
Bren BrownRead
In Africa, when an old man dies, it's a library burning.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The loss of an elderly person represents the disappearance of valuable knowledge and wisdom.
This quote by Amadou Hampate Ba emphasizes the profound impact that the death of an elder has on a community, as they carry with them a wealth of experiences, stories, and traditions. In many cultures, especially in Africa, elders are seen as repositories of wisdom and their passing signifies not just the loss of a loved one, but the loss of history, teachings, and cultural knowledge that can never be fully replaced.
Themes
KnowledgeWisdomLossElderlyCultureHistory
In practice
Example use cases
During a remembrance ceremony, we quoted this to reflect on the wisdom we've lost with the passing of our grandmother.
Similar quotes
My disenchantment? Oh no, my dear, there are no disenchantments, merely progressions and styles of possession. To exist is to be spellbound.
Robert CooverRead
Thus there are two books from whence I collect my Divinity; besides that written one of God, another of his servant Nature, that universal and public Manuscript, that lies expans'd unto the eyes of all; those that never saw him in the one, have discovered him in the other.
Thomas BrowneRead
A god's relationship to the world, even a world in which he was walking, was about as emotionally connected as that of a computer gamer playing with knowledge of the overall shape of the game and armed with a complete set of cheat codes.
Neil GaimanRead
So few humans seem to fully exist themselves that I wonder if all this endless speculation and haggling about God is really an exploration of a more interesting and embarrassing question about ourselves.
Michael LeunigRead
Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender.
Orson Scott CardRead