In the difficult hour we are living, what else can I desire than to exclude nothing and to learn how to braid with white thread and black thread a single cord stretched to the breaking-point? In everything I have done or said up to now, I seem to recognize these two forces, even when they are at cross-purposes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In difficult times, one should embrace opposing forces and weave them into a single resilient bond.
- In plain terms
- Accept opposing forces and weave them into one strong cord.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace contradictions to build resilience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle opposing values?
- What binds you in crisis?
Another view
Some conflicts cannot be braided together peacefully.
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