It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.
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What you select from, in order to tell your story, is nothing less than everything. What you build up your world from, your local, intelligible rational, coherent world, is nothing less than everything. . . . . All human knowledge is local. Every life, each human life is local, is arbitrary, the infinitesimal momentary glitter of a reflection.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Our understanding of the world is based on our personal experiences and interpretations.
In this quote, Ursula K. Le Guin emphasizes the idea that each person constructs their narrative from their unique perspective and the local knowledge they possess. She argues that human understanding is inherently limited and subjective, shaped by individual experiences that may seem trivial yet contribute significantly to each person's sense of reality.
Themes
KnowledgeExperiencePerspectiveSubjectivityReality
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a discussion about the importance of personal experience in shaping our understanding of the world.
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