Love is life's snow. It falls deepest and softest into the gashes left by the fight - whiter and purer than snow itself.
Fridtjof NansenRead
You are one with your skis and nature. This is something that develops not only the body but the soul as well, and it has a deeper meaning for a people than most of us perceive.
Interpretation
Skiing connects a person deeply with nature, enriching both physical and spiritual well-being.
Fridtjof Nansen emphasizes the profound relationship between skiing, nature, and personal development. He suggests that skiing is not merely a physical activity, but a holistic experience that nurtures both the body and the soul, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of one's environment and existence.
In practice
During a motivational speech on the importance of outdoor activities, one could use this quote to highlight the benefits of skiing.
Love is life's snow. It falls deepest and softest into the gashes left by the fight - whiter and purer than snow itself.
If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose sombre shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good will to settle their possible differences, they would easily be able to establish a lasting peace.
Nature is a tropical swamp in sunshine, on whose purlieus we hear the song of summer birds, and see prismatic dewdrops, - but her interiors are terrific, full of hydras and crocodiles.
Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.
It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Sitting on the porch, you could feel it: the air wishing it was water.
And all the air is filled with pleasant noise of waters
Love is a powerful tool, and maybe, just maybe, before the last little town is corrupted and the last of the unroaded and undeveloped wildness is given over to dreams of profit, maybe it will be love, finally, love for the land for its own sake and for what it holds of beauty and joy and spiritual redemption that will make [wilderness] not a battlefield but a revelation.
My heart is in a world of water and crystal, My clothes are damp in this time of spring rains.
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