We can still astonish the gods in humanity_x000D_ _x000D_ And be the stuff of future legends,_x000D_ _x000D_ If we but dare to be real,_x000D_ _x000D_ And have the courage to see_x000D_ _x000D_ That this is the time to dream_x000D_ _x000D_ The best dream of them all.
Interpretation
The quote encourages individuals to embrace authenticity and pursue their greatest dreams.
In this quote, Ben Okri emphasizes the power of being true to oneself and the boldness required to dream big. He suggests that by daring to be real and recognizing the present moment as an opportunity for dreaming, individuals can achieve greatness and leave a mark on the world that resembles legendary figures. The call to authenticity and courage serves as a motivator for people to aspire to their fullest potential.
In practice
During a motivational speech, to inspire people to pursue their dreams.
One human life is deeper than the ocean. Strange fishes and sea-monsters and mighty plants live in the rock-bed of our spirits. The whole of human history is an undiscovered continent deep in our souls. There are dolphins, plants that dream, magic birds inside us. The sky is inside us. The earth is in us.
Our time here is magic! It's the only space you have to realize whatever it is that is beautiful, whatever is true, whatever is great, whatever is potential, whatever is rare, whatever is unique, in. It's the only space.
Don't despair too much if you see beautiful things destroyed, if you see them perish. Because the best things are always growing in secret.
I began my writing life as a poet, so poetry has always been fundamental. I evolved from poetry to journalism to stories to novels. But poetry was always there.
The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for mysteries cannot be coded, or legislated, and wonder cannot be made into law. And so these legislators police the accepted frontiers of things.
Politics is the art of the possible; creativity is the art of the impossible.
Through you, we feel as giants, once again.
AS a matter of fact, God isn't asking you to be thankful. He's asking you to give thanks. There's a big difference. One response involves emotions, the other your choices, your decisions about a situation, your intent, your 'step of faith.
Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous "I don't know.
My experience from 20 years of Africa is that the seemingly impossible is possible.
I never thought a role model should be negative.
It never failed to amaze me how the most ordinary day could be catapulted into the extraordinary in the blink of an eye.
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