If the Angel deigns to appear, it will be because you have convinced him, not by tears but by your humble resolve to be always beginning — to be a Beginner!
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of perseverance and a continual willingness to start anew in achieving one's aspirations.
Rainer Maria Rilke suggests that true transformation and divine assistance come not through desperation or lamentation, but through a steadfast commitment to renewal and beginning again. The message encourages individuals to embrace a mindset of being a 'Beginner,' constantly open to new possibilities and beginnings, which can lead to genuine personal growth and understanding.
In practice
This quote can inspire a group of students during a motivational workshop.
Spring has again returned. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Earth is like a child that knows many poems._x000D_ _x000D_ Many, O so many. For the hardship_x000D_ _x000D_ of such long learning she receives the prize._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Strict was her teacher. _x000D_ _x000D_ The white in the old man's beard pleases us._x000D_ _x000D_ Now, what to call green, to call blue,_x000D_ _x000D_ we dare to ask: She knows, She knows!
Verses are not, as people think, feelings (those one has early enough) -- they are experiences. For the sake of a verse one must see many cities, men, and things, one must know the animals feel how birds fly, and know the gesture with which the little flowers open in the morning.
a good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude
He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.
The only journey is the one within.
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been
Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living! It is possible to live differently in this world.
We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God.
I’m not sure what I’ll do, but— well, I want to go places and see people. I want my mind to grow. I want to live where things happen on a big scale.
I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.
I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.
Sometimes the dreams that come true are the dreams you never even knew you had.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.