Do you not remember me, Nicodemus, who believed in naught but the laws and decrees and was in continual subjection to observances? And behold me now, a man who walks with life and laughs with the sun from the first moment it smiles upon the mountain until it yields itself to bed behind the hills.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker contrasts a rigid legalistic past with a joyful, life-affirming present.
- In plain terms
- He moved from strict obedience to laws to living freely with nature.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace life and joy over rigid rules.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What rules hold you back unnecessarily?
- How do you connect with nature daily?
Another view
It idealizes nature while dismissing structure which can be helpful.
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