Don't be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen. Otherwise it will be too easy for you to look with blame... at your past, which naturally has a share with everything that now meets you.
Interpretation
This quote advises against hastily judging experiences and encourages acceptance without blame.
Rainer Maria Rilke suggests that one should not rush to conclusions regarding life's events. By letting experiences unfold naturally, individuals can avoid the trap of blaming their past for their current circumstances. Embracing this perspective fosters a deeper understanding of life and its complexities, helping one to live in the present without being hindered by past judgments.
In practice
During a motivational speech about resilience, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of perspective.
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
Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You're able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.
The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react.
Enthusiasm is the leaping lightning, not to be measured by the horse-power of the understanding
Most people think of peace as a state of Nothing Bad Happening, or Nothing Much Happening. Yet if peace is to overtake us and make us the gift of serenity and well-being, it will have to be the state of Something Good Happening.
I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.
When you clench your fist, no one can put anything in your hand.
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