The emotional reaction in the peak experience has a special flavor of wonder, of awe, of reverence, of humility and surrender before the experience as before something great.
Interpretation
The quote describes the profound emotional experience of awe and humility in the presence of something truly great.
Abraham Maslow's quote reflects on the deeply emotional state experienced during peak experiences, where individuals encounter moments of wonder and reverence. These moments invoke a sense of humility and surrender, allowing people to connect with something greater than themselves, facilitating personal growth and a heightened appreciation for life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about the importance of appreciating life's moments.
It looks as if there were a single ultimate goal for mankind, a far goal toward which all persons strive. This is called variously by different authors self-actualization, self-realization, integration, psychological health, individuation, autonomy, creativity, productivity, but they all agree that this amounts to realizing the potentialities of the person, that is to say, becoming fully human, everything that person can be.
Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.
The study of crippled, stunted, immature, and unhealthy specimens can yield only a cripple psychology and a cripple philosophy
Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.
It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually.
I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.
You all know," said the Guide, "that security is mortals' greatest enemy.
The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture.
Be careful how you suggest things to me. For there is in me a madness which goes beyond martyrdom, the madness of an utterly idle man.
Not as common bread or as common drink do we receive these.....We have been taught that the food that has been Eucharistized by the word of prayer, that food which by assimilation nourishes our flesh and blood, is the flesh and blood of the incarnate Jesus.
And every human being is precious.
One is forever throwing away substance for shadows.
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