The Beauty of the Mountain is hidden for all those who try to discover it from the top, supposing that, one way or an other, one can reach this place directly. The Beauty of the Mountain reveals only to those who climbed it.
Interpretation
True beauty and understanding come from the journey and effort, not just reaching the destination.
This quote by Antoine De Saint-Exupery emphasizes that the true beauty and essence of experiences, like climbing a mountain, can only be appreciated through the journey of exploration and personal growth. Those who seek knowledge or beauty solely from a superficial perspective, without putting in the effort, miss the deeper insights that are revealed along the way.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth and overcoming challenges.
Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.
Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!
Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.
In those days, I didn't understand anything. I should have judged her according to her actions, not her words. She perfumed my planet and lit up my life. I should never have run away! I ought to have realized the tenderness underlying her silly pretensions. Flowers are so contadictory! But I was too young to know how to love her.
When a mystery is too overpowering, one dare not disobey.
When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never.
You can test what we have talked about today. Just try two things. Listen for the whisperings of the Spirit and then commit to obey. . . . God will take advantage of that if you let Him
Opinion-sharing sessions are like junk food: they fill you up with starch and leave you feeling both sated and hungry. A sustained inquiry into the truth of a matter is an almost athletic experience; it may exhaust you, but it also improves you.
Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.
After all, if you make your enemy look like a fool, you lose the justification for engaging him.
Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.
The best way to get people to think outside the box is not to create the box in the first place.
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