We find ourselves like a hollow glass globe, from whose vacancy a voice speaks.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We are empty vessels that hear a voice from within our void.
- In plain terms
- We are hollow, yet a voice speaks from our emptiness.
- What can you take from it?
- Listen to the inner voice that emerges from silence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does the inner voice represent for you?
- How can emptiness be productive?
Another view
Metaphor may be too vague for concrete guidance.
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