You have to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.
Interpretation
To heal yourself, you must contribute positively to the world.
Eve Ensler's quote suggests that personal healing and fulfillment come from our contributions to others and the world around us. By sharing what we desire most—whether love, kindness, understanding, or creativity—we can address our own internal conflicts, finding solace and resolution in the act of giving.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth, this quote can inspire individuals to look for ways to contribute to their communities.
Dancing insists we take up space, and though it has no set direction, we go there together. Dance is dangerous, joyous, sexual, holy, disruptive, and contagious and it breaks the rules. It can happen anywhere, at anytime, with anyone and everyone, and it's free. Dance joins us and pushes us to go further and that is why it's at the center of ONE BILLION RISING.
Before cancer, I was obviously disconnected. I had a tumor the size of a mango inside me and didn't do anything about it. It wasn't like I didn't know something was wrong.
It's a weird thing about the truth: It protects you. What really makes you vulnerable is when you're lying because you're going to get caught. When you tell the truth, there's a strange relief that comes.
Well, the tyranny of masculinity and the tyranny of patriarchy I think has been much more deadly to men than it has to women. It hasn’t killed our hearts. It’s killed men’s hearts. It’s silenced them, it’s cut them off.
Why are women immobile? Because so many feel like they’re waiting for someone to say, "You’re good, you’re pretty, I give you permission."
Security is elusive. It's impossible. We all die. We all get old. We all get sick. People leave us. People change us. Nothing is secure.
Don't borrow someone else's plan. Develop your own philosophy and it will lead you to unique places.
...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.
Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
If you can't imitate him, don't copy him.
You could say, in a vulgar Freudian way, that I am the unhappy child who escapes into books. Even as a child, I was most happy being alone. This has not changed.
Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.
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