Muss es sein? Es muss sein.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A rhetorical question followed by an affirmative answer, implying necessity or destiny.
- In plain terms
- Must it be? It must be.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept what must happen.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What must be done that you are avoiding?
- How do you distinguish choice from necessity?
Another view
Necessity can sometimes be self-imposed rather than external.
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