I understand what the quote is saying. It says to be yourself and in order to do that you must trust yourself. I don't understand what "Irong String" refers to. Can you help me please :)
2007-03-27 13:30:06 · 4 answers · asked by renna 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
living life
2007-03-27 13:33:17 · answer #1 · answered by BANANA 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1) On a guitar there are strings. Some are soft and some are harder. The harder strings do not break as often as the softer strings - so - they last longer. If one had the hardest string it would last forever.
2) On a guitar you will find a thing called "harmonics" - meaning that two things vibrate at the same wave-length. Also, if you pluck the one, the harmonic vibration will cause the other to begin to vibrate without it being touched.
Putting these together: The mind's picture of the "iron string" is permanent, eternal. It seems as thought the desire to "trust oneself" is a harmonic in the human race and that, for all eternity, we all want to be able to do that (that is our common desire).
2007-03-27 20:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by onparadisebeach 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Iron string means unchanging principle. The whole line is saying that when you trust yourself then you're happier.
2007-03-27 20:39:08 · answer #3 · answered by Alma M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The iron string is the motto "trust thyself".
2007-03-27 21:38:55 · answer #4 · answered by mcd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋