"The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth."-- Chinese Proverb.
Im writing about facing reality, does this quote fit with my purpose? If not, any ideas??
2007-10-21 18:25:30 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Yes this does
2007-10-21 18:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by Dreamer2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To some extent it fits - the real meaning is that there is no need to be a miracle worker - just to live well in the circumstances in which you find yourself is hard enough. But I have always felt that this proverb hints that reality is actually quite a strange and wonderful thing and not to be considered "dull".
Scientists found that Zen Masters had exactly the same brainwave pattern every time they heard a bell ring even when repeated quite quickly - as if they heard it new each time - that is also in this proverb.
2007-10-21 21:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by morwood_leyland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it fits with "facing reality." This quote is actually about facing reality.
Most people think of it as a miracle to fly in the air, or to walk on water, yet while one is entertaining such thoughts, one is not walking on the earth, nor seeing oneself walk on the earth, and thus is not aware of the miracle of being. Facing reality involves seeing what is, not fantasizing about what is not (flying in the air, or walking on water.) As long as one is fantasizing about walking on water or flying in the air, one does not see what's here now, and thus misses the "miracle" of simply walking on the earth (seeing what is).
As long as one is entertaining thoughts of flying and walking on water, one is avoiding their present reality of simply walking on earth. Until one can fly or walk on water, such thoughts are only distractions from facing what is (reality). And when one does fly or walk on water, even then such thoughts are distractions from what is now the reality.
For thoughts are the past, entertained.
Probably, this quote was used to bring back people who were so far in their thoughts, and maybe concentrated so much on what they could do, and thought of it as a miracle if they could do so, that they overlooked the miracle of what is (walking on the earth).
It is like saying, "All my life, I dreamed a dream and walked not. Yet, now, I simply walk, and dream not."
Ask yourself: Can you walk while thinking and still be aware of your walking and your thoughts at the same time?
If you want to understand this quote further, then think about flying while you're walking, and walking on water while you're walking, and see if it is possible to also see what is and be in the moment of what is.
2007-10-21 19:13:47 · answer #3 · answered by ResearchAdvisor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since human beings cannot fly, like the birds, or "walk on water" like the fish, they must face the reality that it is their lot in life to WALK ON THE EARTH--something the fish cannot do, and for safety, the birds rarely do. This is a totally fit quote for your project.
2007-10-21 18:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reality is a perspective... To face reality, one can only face the reality within themselves. I am not sure from what perspective you are writing, but I believe the proverb may work.
When I read this proverb I read appreciation and gratitude. Its not about limits or restrictions, its about the joy acheived from being able to walk and feel the moist dirt or hard rock beneath you feet. The fun part about proverbs is that they are interpreted by internal PERSPECTIVE.
2007-10-21 18:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by LOR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that this is in reference to our desires vs facing reality. I think that it is about being content with where we are at and what we are doing. To often we desire what we have not explored yet (since there are parts of the oceans that have not been reached) we forget about the world around us. Enjoy what you have and do not worry about what you do not yet know about. The miracle is not reaching out to these areas but to live in the here and now!
2007-10-21 18:39:16 · answer #6 · answered by ChaRiaLer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it could fit very well. Depending on how you decide to analyze the proverb.
For me it means that instead of being amazed at things we aren't able to do, we should wonder at the things we CAN do, and that we sometimes overlook and take for granted, when we should actually be happy at the fact of being able to do such things.
Even something as seemingly simple as walking can be a true miracle, such as when a baby is taking its first steps.
2007-10-21 18:35:09 · answer #7 · answered by t@ts 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feel the earth and move forward one step at a time. When we are down to earth and grounded paradoxically our spirit soars.
2016-09-27 10:17:06 · answer #8 · answered by lu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is simply that life is a miracle nothing more nothing less
2007-10-21 18:28:49 · answer #9 · answered by Kenthos 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'd take it as. Miracles do not exist, you have to do things on ur own to make it happen.
2007-10-21 18:29:23 · answer #10 · answered by 港式奶茶 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋