I live on Earth at present, and I don't know what I am. I know that I am not a category. I am not a thing - a noun. I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process - an integral function of the universe.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fuller describes himself not as a fixed thing but as a dynamic process within the universe.
- In plain terms
- He sees himself as an action, not a thing.
- What can you take from it?
- Identity is a process, not an object.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you a noun or a verb?
- What defines your identity?
Another view
People often feel static.
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