Truly it is glorious, our being here.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the wonder and beauty of existence.
Rainer Maria Rilke's quote reflects on the profound appreciation of life and existence itself. It suggests that simply being alive and present in the world is a magnificent and glorious experience, encouraging a deeper awareness and gratitude for the act of living.
In practice
In a speech about gratitude for life during a community gathering.
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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