I created you while I was happy, while I was sad, with so many incidents, so many details. And, for me, the whole of you has been transformed into feeling.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author describes creating something over a span of emotional experiences, resulting in a complete transformation into pure feeling.
- In plain terms
- I made you through many emotions and events, so now you are just feeling to me.
- What can you take from it?
- Creation over time absorbs all experiences into a singular emotional essence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What parts of your life have become pure feeling?
- How does experience shape your creations?
Another view
The quote implies a passive recipient which may not fit all contexts of creation.
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