Joy is a marvelous increasing of what exists, a pure addition out of nothingness.
Interpretation
Joy enhances our reality by bringing forth positivity and abundance from emptiness.
This quote by Rainer Maria Rilke emphasizes the transformative power of joy. It suggests that joy is not merely a reaction to existing circumstances but rather a creative force that can manifest positivity and abundance from a void, enriching our lives and experiences in profound ways.
In practice
In a motivational speech on achieving inner peace, this quote can inspire attendees to seek joy within themselves.
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
I wasn't handed college or graduate school or anything else on a silver platter. I had to work very hard, but I did it because I wanted to. That's the real key to happiness. I think unhappy people are those who feel that circumstances are forcing them into a pattern. Happy people are not slaves to the system.
The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.
He was right in saying that the only certain happiness in life is to live for others.
My personal hobbies are reading, listening to music, and silence.
If someone asked for my recipe for happiness, step one would be finding out what you love most in the world and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.
***Three Conditions of Happiness*** If you have work to do If you have someone you love If You have hope Then You are Happy now!
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