Three of my children are medical doctors; they know at least a hundred times as much about your body as my grandfather knew, but they don't know much more about soul than he did.
Interpretation
While modern knowledge of the body is vast, understanding of the soul remains limited and timeless.
John Templeton reflects on the disparity between the vast medical knowledge acquired by his children and the timeless wisdom that his grandfather possessed regarding the soul. This quote emphasizes that although advancements in science and medicine have greatly expanded our understanding of the physical body, the deeper existential questions related to the soul and human essence remain as profound and mysterious as ever.
In practice
This quote could be used in a speech about the importance of balancing scientific knowledge with spiritual understanding.
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be. It's self centered to think that human beings, as limited as we are, can describe divinity.
Life is made up not necessarily of great sacrifices or high-level duties but of little things. The smiles, the kindnesses, the commitments and obligations and responsibilities that are given habitually and lovingly are the blessings that win and preserve the heart and bring comfort to one's self as we as to others. This is the ministry of service performed by every useful life.
The correct description is that we try every day to become more humble when we talk about divinity, we try to realize how little we know and how open minded we should be.
The objective of our religious foundations is to teach people that they are hurting themselves when they say they believe something. What we should realize is we know almost nothing about God and therefore we should be eager to search and to learn.
The idea that an individual can find God is terribly self-centered. It is like a wave thinking it can find the sea.
I focus on spiritual wealth now, and I'm busier, more enthusiastic, and more joyful than I have ever been.
It is better to err by excess of mercy than by excess of severity. . .Wilt thou become a Saint? Be severe to thyself but kind to others.
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.
Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true friends; be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others; and grab all the fun you can. Don't give much thought to yesterday, don't worry about tomorrow, live in the moment, and trust that your existence has meaning even when the world seems to be all blind chance and chaos. When life lands a hammer blow in your face, do your best to respond to the hammer as if it had been a cream pie.
There may be some substitute for hard facts, but if there is, I have no idea what it can be.
The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
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