It’s possible, I’m moving through the hard veins of heavy mountains, like an arc, alone; I’m so deep inside, I see no end in sight, and no distance: everything is getting near and everything near is turning to stone.
Interpretation
This quote reflects the struggle and introspection experienced during challenging times.
Rainer Maria Rilke's quote evokes the feeling of solitude and the arduous journey through life's challenges. The imagery of moving through 'hard veins of heavy mountains' symbolizes the difficult path one must traverse, often feeling isolated and overwhelmed. As one delves deeper into these challenges, the sense of progress blurs, with everything becoming both closer and heavier, like 'turning to stone'. This encapsulates the weight of personal trials and the introspective nature they compel.
In practice
During a motivational speech about overcoming adversity.
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.
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