It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.
Interpretation
The quote suggests a sense of acceptance and peace with the present, regardless of future uncertainties.
Ursula K. Le Guin's quote emphasizes the importance of living in the moment and finding beauty in the experience of life itself, regardless of what challenges may lie ahead. By referencing 'the dragons on the wind of morning', Le Guin encourages an appreciation for the wonders and dangers that can exist simultaneously, suggesting that confronting these experiences can be fulfilling and enlightening.
In practice
This quote can be shared at a mindfulness workshop to inspire participants to embrace the present.
It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
In reading a novel, any novel, we have to know perfectly well that the whole thing is nonsense, and then, while reading, believe every word of it. Finally, when we're done with it, we may find - if it's a good novel - that we're a bit different from what we were before we read it, that we have changed a little... But it's very hard to say just what we learned, how we were changed.
Reason is a faculty far larger than mere objective force. When either the political or the scientific discourse announces itself as the voice of reason, it is playing God, and should be spanked and stood in the corner.
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We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel... is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.
When he found that the administrators were upset, he laughed. βDo they expect students not to be anarchists?β he said. βWhat else can the young be? When you are on the bottom, you must organize from the bottom up
Everything you want to be, you already are. You're simply on the path to discovering it.
I am just learning to notice the different colors of the stars, and already begin to have a new enjoyment.
Inspiration is not garnered from the litanies of what may befall us; it resides in humanity's willingness to restore, redress, reform, rebuild, recover, reimagine, and reconsider.
People write me every day. It feels like this cycle that keeps giving, because as far along as I get in my happiness and success, hearing other people's stories is a constant reminder of where I came from, where people are, and how much help everybody still needs.
I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.
I had always been proud of my body - its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions.
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