Put your hand over the side of the boat What do you feel?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- An invitation to engage directly with the physical world and notice its sensations.
- In plain terms
- Reach out and feel the water or air around you.
- What can you take from it?
- Pay attention to immediate physical sensations.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you feel when you reach out?
- How do you connect with your surroundings?
Another view
The line is very short and open to vague interpretation.
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