It's important that someone celebrate our existence... People are the only mirror we have to see ourselves in. The domain of all meaning. All virtue, all evil, are contained only in people. There is none in the universe at large. Solitary confinement is a punishment in every human culture.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human meaning and virtue exist only in relation to other people; isolation removes our ability to perceive ourselves.
- In plain terms
- We need other people to understand ourselves and find meaning.
- What can you take from it?
- Valuate human connection as essential for meaning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define meaning?
- Are you isolated?
Another view
Some meaning can be found internally or in nature.
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