Earth, is not this what you will: in us to rise up invisible? Is it, O Earth, not your dream once to be wholly invisible? Earth! Invisible! What, if not change, is your desperate mission?
Interpretation
The quote expresses the desire for transformation and the aspiration for something greater than the tangible world.
In this quote, Rainer Maria Rilke contemplates the relationship between humanity and the Earth, reflecting on the notion of invisibility and transformation. He suggests that the Earth has a yearning for change, as it is part of a larger dream to rise beyond mere visibility, prompting us to consider our own roles in this quest for profound transformation and the essence of existence itself.
In practice
This quote can inspire individuals during a speech about environmental activism.
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!
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