What did we want? We want the world smaller and bigger and just the same but advancing. We don't know what we want.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- We want the world both smaller and bigger, the same yet advancing, but we don’t know what we truly want.
- In plain terms
- Our desires are contradictory and unclear.
- What can you take from it?
- Clarify goals before chasing vague aspirations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does a ‘smaller’ world mean to you?
- How can you reconcile opposing desires?
Another view
Ambiguity can also foster creativity and flexibility.
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