It is grace that forms the void inside us and it is grace that can fill the void.
Interpretation
Grace creates a sense of emptiness within us, and it is also grace that has the power to fulfill that emptiness.
Simone Weil suggests that every person experiences a void or emptiness in their life, which is often filled by the concept of grace. This grace can be interpreted as a form of beauty, love, or divine presence that not only highlights our internal struggles but also provides a means to find fulfillment and purpose amidst these struggles.
In practice
This quote could be used in a motivational speech about personal growth during challenging times.
The afflicted are not listened to. They are like someone whose tongue has been cut out and who occasionally forgets the fact. When they move their lips no ear perceives any sound. And they themselves soon sink into impotence in the use of language, because of the certainty of not being heard.
The appetite for power, even for universal power, is only insane when there is no possibility of indulging it; a man who sees the possibility opening before him and does not try to grasp it, even at the risk of destroying himself and his country, is either
As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame, they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.
Evil is license, and that is why it is monotonous: everything has to be drawn from ourselves. One is condemned to false infinity. That is hell itself.
I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course of the centuries has nourished all of our European civilization, as something that one cannot renounce without becoming degraded.
How many people have been thus led, through lack of self-confidence, to stifle their most justified doubts?
Prediction is difficult- particularly when it involves the future.
Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible. If the whole world turns against you keep your eyes on the Friend.
The gentlest thing in the world overcomes the hardest thing in the world. That which has no substance enters where there is no space. This shows the value of non-action. Teaching without words, performing without actions: that is the Master's way.
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.
Your own pain is involuntary; you feel overwhelmed and have no control. When feeling the pain of others, there is an element of discomfort, but there also is a level of stability because you are voluntarily accepting pain. It gives you a sense of confidence.
Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?
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