Everything here is alive thanks to the living of everything else.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is deeply interconnected; everything survives because of the existence of other living things.
- In plain terms
- Everything is alive because other things are alive.
- What can you take from it?
- Life depends on interconnectedness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your life depend on others?
Another view
It is too broad to guide specific action.
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