If I have exhausted the justifications, I have reached bedrock and my spade is turned. Then I am inclined to say: 'This is simply what I do.' (217)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When no more reasons can be given, action itself is the final answer.
- In plain terms
- When explanations run out, you just act.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that at some point, practice grounds everything.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do your justifications stop?
- What actions do you take without reasons?
Another view
This can be used to stop necessary questioning or accountability.
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