"There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind"
- Annie Dillard
About this Quote
This quote by Annie Dillard talks to the power of nature and its capability to impact us on both a physical and spiritual level. The sun's energy is described as "muscular," suggesting its strength and ability to stimulate us. Likewise, the wind is referred to as having a "spiritual energy," recommending its ability to move us on a deeper level. This quote speaks with the idea that nature has the power to affect us in both physical and spiritual ways. It can energize us and move us in ways that are both tangible and intangible. Nature has the power to bring us delight, peace, and a sense of connection to something greater than ourselves. This quote is a tip of the power of nature and its capability to affect us in both physical and spiritual methods.
This quote is written / told by Annie Dillard somewhere between April 30, 1945 and today. He/she was a famous Author from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Nature. The author also have 23 other quotes.
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"Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them"
"Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing"
"Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and games, who are willing to take the risks of being totally open, of listening, of responding with the whole heart. How much we can do for each other"
"I learned very early that an audience would relax and look at things differently if they felt they could laugh with you from time to time. There's an energy that comes through the release of tension that is laughter"
"It is the lot of man to share in the deeper aspirations of the universe around him and to share his own destiny as well as that of the universe, now by adjusting himself to its forces, now by putting the whole of his energy to his own ends and purposes"
