Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.
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Every natural object is a conductor of divinity and only by coming into contact with them... may we be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Natural objects can lead us to a deeper spiritual experience.
John Muir emphasizes the idea that nature is imbued with a divine presence. By engaging with the natural world around us, we can nurture our spiritual selves and connect with something greater than ourselves, which he refers to as the 'Holy Ghost'.
Themes
NatureSpiritualityDivinityContactHoly Ghost
In practice
Example use cases
This quote is perfect for a nature conservation speech to emphasize the spiritual connection we have with our environment.
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As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I'll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I'll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can".
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The forests of America, however slighted by man, must have been a great delight to God; for they were the best he ever planted. The whole continent was a garden, and from the beginning, it seemed to be favored above all the other wild parks and gardens of the globe.
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From the dust of the earth, from the common elementary fund, the Creator has made Homo sapiens. From the same material he has made every other creature, however noxious and insignificant to us. They are earth-born companions and our fellow mortals.
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...full of God's thoughts, a place of peace and safety amid the most exalted grandeur and enthusiastic action, a new song, a place of beginnings abounding in first lessons of life, mountain building, eternal, invincible, unbreakable order; with sermons in stone, storms, trees, flowers, and animals brimful with humanity.
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