On the ice flow they grip, cut, twist, break open seeds throwing out the white salt, revive volcanic dreams: unable to satisfy their diminuated lust the allegoric flesh learns the thrill of return.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Nature forces reshape the land and life, creating cycles of destruction and renewal that never fully satisfy.
- In plain terms
- Ice and earth change things constantly, bringing life back after destruction.
- What can you take from it?
- Change is constant and often disruptive.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle disruption?
- Is renewal always possible?
Another view
Not all destruction leads to positive renewal.
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