The essential things in life are seen, not with the eyes but with the heart.
Interpretation
True understanding comes from emotional insight rather than mere observation.
This quote suggests that the most important aspects of life, such as love, kindness, and connection, cannot be fully appreciated through physical sight alone. Instead, it emphasizes the need for emotional perception and intuition to truly grasp the essence of these vital experiences.
In practice
In a motivational speech, one might say, 'Remember, the essential things in life are seen, not with the eyes but with the heart.'
Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!
Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.
In those days, I didn't understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my planet and lit up my life. I should never have run away! I ought to have realized the tenderness underlying her silly pretensions. Flowers are so contadictory! But I was too young to know how to love her.
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never.
Our minds possess by nature an insatiable desire to know the truth.
I believe in the sun. In the tangle of human failures of fear, greed and forgetfulness, the sun gives me clarity.
Non-violence is the article of faith.
We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God.
It is very important to be aware that you may never be satistied with your analytic career if you feel that you are restricted to what is narrowly called a βscientificβ approach. You will have to be able to have a chance of feeling that the interpretation you give is a beautiful one, or that you get a beautiful response from the patient. This aesthetic element of beauty makes a very difficult situation tolerable.
Truths would you teach, or save a sinking land? All fear, none aid you, and few understand.
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