And if the City falls and one survives _x000D_ he shall carry the City within on the roads of exile _x000D_ he shall be the City
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the resilience of the human spirit and the enduring nature of one's identity and home.
This quote suggests that even in the face of destruction or loss, a person's essence, memories, and experiences remain intact. The metaphor of carrying the City within signifies that our connections to our roots and community continue to shape us, even when we are physically displaced. It speaks to the idea that our identity is not solely tied to a location but is something we carry with us no matter where we go.
In practice
In a speech about overcoming adversity, one might use this quote to illustrate how people can maintain their identity in difficult times.
Inanimate objects are always correct and cannot, unfortunately, be reproached with anything. I have never observed a chair shift from one foot to another, or a bed rear on its hind legs. And tables, even when they are tired, will not dare to bend their knees. I suspect that objects do this from pedagogical considerations, to reprove us constantly for our instability.
I turn to history not for lessons but to confront my experience with the experience of others and to win for myself a sense of responsibility for the state of the human conscience.
Be courageous when the mind deceives you Be courageous In the final account only this is important
forgive me also that I didn't fight like Lord Byron for the happiness of captive peoples that I watched only risings of the moon and museums
I am not talking to you now through the medium of custom, conventionalities, nor even of mortal flesh: it is my spirit that addresses your spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal--as we are!
If we are allowed to do experiments on monkeys because we are superior to them in a certain way, then someone who is superior to me is allowed to do experiments on me.
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
The very idea of supernatural magic - including miracles - is incoherent, devoid of sensible meaning.
The chill of what I won't feel gnaws at my present heart.
The one help we all need is given to us freely though the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Having faith in Jesus Christ and In His Atonement means relying completely on Him-trusting in His infinite power, intelligence, and love.
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