Where did you come from baby dear? Out of the everywhere into the here.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- MacDonald asks a child where they originated, receiving a metaphysical answer about coming from the infinite into existence.
- In plain terms
- Where do babies come from? From everywhere into right now.
- What can you take from it?
- Life's origin is mysterious and connects us to the vast unknown.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does it mean to come into existence?
- Where do you come from fundamentally?
Another view
It offers a poetic answer rather than a scientific explanation of birth.
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