It must really be a lonelier journey than anyone could imagine. Cutting through absolute darkness, encountering nothing but the occasional hydrogen atom. Flying blindly into the abyss, believing therein lie the answers to the mysteries of the universe.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the loneliness and uncertainty of seeking profound truths in the vastness of existence.
In this quote, Makoto Shinkai evokes the metaphor of a lonely journey through darkness to illustrate the profound isolation and uncertainty that can accompany the quest for understanding the universe. The imagery of cutting through darkness and exploring the abyss symbolizes the human pursuit of knowledge and meaning, suggesting that even amidst this vast exploration, the journey can feel solitary and filled with unknowns, yet still carries the hope of discovering fundamental truths.
In practice
In a motivational speech about resilience and personal growth.
Life is a continuity always and always. There is no final destination it is going towards. Just the pilgrimage, just the journey in itself is life, not reaching to some point, no goal - just dancing and being in pilgrimage, moving joyously, without bothering about any destination.
Because men believe not in Providence, therefore they do so greedily scrape and hoard. They do not believe in any reward for charity, therefore they will part with nothing.
what exactly is postmodernism, except modernism without the anxiety?
Telling me that I’m obsessed with talking about racism in America is like telling me I’m obsessed with swimming when I’m drowning.
Any woman who has a great deal to offer the world is in trouble. And if she's a black woman, seh's in deep trouble.
The history of empires is the record of human misery; the history of the sciences is that of the greatness and happiness of mankind.
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