Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion.
Interpretation
Christmas inspires a sense of wonder that fosters creativity and innovation in various aspects of human life.
In this quote, Sockman emphasizes the transformative power of wonder, particularly during Christmas, suggesting that this season rejuvenates our spirit and reminds us of our innate capacity for creativity. He asserts that wonder is a fundamental human trait that underlies the development of art, science, and religion, indicating that our ability to marvel at the world around us is crucial for innovation and meaningful human experience.
In practice
A motivational speech at a holiday event emphasizing the spirit of Christmas.
I have no desire for wealth or possessions, and so I have nothing. I do not experience the initial suffering of having to accumulate possessions, the intermediate suffering of having to guard and keep up possessions, nor the final suffering of loosing the possessions.
Most of us are shrinking in the face of psycho-social and physical poisons, of the toxins of our world. But compassion, the generation of compassion, actually mobilizes our immunity.
These pages are not my confession; they’re my definition. And I feel, as I begin to write it, that I can write it with some semblance of truth.
That's all an angel is....an idea of God.
For many of the world's conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement.
A bad conscience is easier to cope with than a bad reputation.
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