That we are surrounded by deep mysteries is known to all but the incurably ignorant.
Interpretation
Life is filled with mysteries that everyone acknowledges, except for those who refuse to see them.
Chinua Achebe's quote emphasizes the idea that life is riddled with profound mysteries and complexities, a truth that is universally acknowledged. However, it also highlights the existence of individuals who are oblivious to these deeper aspects of existence, suggesting a need for awareness and open-mindedness in the face of life's enigmas.
In practice
During a lecture on philosophy, one could use this quote to illustrate the importance of seeking understanding.
In fact, I thought that Christianity was very a good and a very valuable thing for us. But after a while, I began to feel that the story that I was told about this religion wasn't perhaps completely whole, that something was left out.
Writers don't give prescriptions. They give headaches!
Mr. Brown had thought of nothing but numbers. He should have known that the kingdom of God did not depend on large crowds. Our Lord Himself stressed the importance of fewness. Narrow is the way and few the number. To fill the Lord's holy temple with an idolatrous crowd clamoring for signs was a folly of everlasting consequence. Our Lord used the whip only once in His life - to drive the crowd away from His church.
It is the storyteller who makes us what we are, who creates history. The storyteller creates the memory that the survivors must have - otherwise their surviving would have no meaning.
Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time was the absence of the African voice. Being part of that dialogue meant not only sitting at the table but effectively telling the African story from an African perspective - in full earshot of the world.
An angry man is always a stupid man.
...quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
Everything I wrote about wasn't about me, but about the people listening.
The future always looks good in the golden land, because no one remembers the past.
Habit is a man's sole comfort. We dislike doing without even unpleasant things to which we have become accustomed.
In real meditation you forget the body. You may be cut to pieces and not feel it at all. You feel such pleasure in it. You become so light. This perfect rest we will get in meditation.
Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest.
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