Do you remember how life yearned out of childhood toward the "great thing?" I see that it is now yearning forth beyond the great thing toward the greater one.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the natural progression of human aspirations, moving from childhood dreams to greater ambitions in adulthood.
Rainer Maria Rilke's quote emphasizes the essence of personal growth and evolution of desires over time. It illustrates how, as we transition from the innocence of childhood, our focus shifts from initial dreams to increasingly profound ambitions, suggesting that life's journey involves an ongoing quest for greater meaning and achievement. This yearning signifies not only a personal transformation but also a broader understanding of what is truly valuable in life.
In practice
This quote could inspire a graduation speech focused on future achievements.
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
Life can't be all that bad,' i'd think from time to time. 'Whatever happens, i can always take a long walk along the Bosphorus.
So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long and its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide.
It is so easy to presume that while your own world has ground to an absolute halt, so has everyone else's.
I enjoy life when things are happening. I don't care if it's good things or bad things. That means you're alive.
Thank God I found the GOOD in goodbye
One of the pitfalls about writing about illness is that it is very easy to imagine people with cancer as either these wise-beyond-their-years creatures or these sad-eyed tragic people. And the truth is, people living with cancer are very much like people who are not living with cancer. They're every bit as funny and complex and diverse as anyone else.
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