The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude.
Interpretation
The sea has an alluring and persistent call that entices the spirit into deep reflection and solitude.
In this quote, Kate Chopin captures the enchanting and irresistible nature of the sea, suggesting that its voice draws individuals into a state of introspection and contemplation. The sea, with its various sounds, invites the listener to explore not only its depths but also their own inner solitude, highlighting a profound connection between nature and the soul's yearning for peace and reflection.
In practice
In a speech about nature's influence on personal well-being, I would use this quote to illustrate the therapeutic power of the sea.
She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again. Edna heard her father's voice and her sister Margaret's. She heard the barking of an old dog that was chained to the sycamore tree. The spurs of the cavalry officer clanged as he walked across the porch. There was the hum of bees, and the musky odor of pinks filled the air. (last lines)
There were days when she was unhappy, she did not know why,--when it did not seem worthwhile to be glad or sorry, to be alive or dead; when life appeared to her like a grotesque pandemonium and humanity like worms struggling blindly toward inevitable annihilation.
She's got some sort of notion in her head concerning the eternal rights of women.
Well, for instance, when I left her today, she put her arms around me and felt my shoulder blades, to see if my wings were strong, she said.
I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself.
There would be no one there to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistance with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination.
The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet.
Nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.
Iris from sea brings wind or mighty rain.
As we kill nature, we are killing ourselves, and God incarnate as the world as well.
How beautifully everything is arranged by Nature; as soon as a child enters the world, it finds a mother ready to take care of it.
Ecology and economy are becoming inextricably entwined, and the world is becoming more conscious of this fact.
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