There are no limits to either time or distance, except as man himself may make them. I have but to touch the wind to know these things.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Limits on time and distance are man-made. Nature reveals there are no actual boundaries.
- In plain terms
- Time and distance have no real limits unless we create them.
- What can you take from it?
- Break self-imposed limits by experiencing nature.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What limits have you imposed on yourself?
- Does nature feel infinite to you?
Another view
Physical limits still exist in reality despite our perception.
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