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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How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains!
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses the beauty and majesty of the sun's interaction with the mountains.
John Muir's quote highlights the awe-inspiring relationship between nature's elements, specifically how the sun illuminates and enhances the grandeur of mountains. This imagery evokes a sense of reverence for the natural world, suggesting that the sun's light brings life and vibrancy to the mountains, creating a magnificent greeting that symbolizes the beauty of the wilderness.
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In practice
Example use cases
Use this quote during a nature retreat to inspire appreciation for the outdoors.
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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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