Cries rise up on every side. Who shouts? It is we who shout - the living, the dead, and the unborn. But at once we are crushed by fear, and we fall silent. And then we forget - out of laziness, out of habit, out of cowardice. But suddenly the Cry tears at our entrails once more, like an eagle. For the Cry is not outside us, it does not come from a great distance that we may escape it. It sits in the center of our hearts, and cries out. God shouts: 'Burn your houses! I am coming! Whoever has a house cannot receive me! 'Burn your ideas, smash your thoughts! Whoever has found the solution cannot find me.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Fear and habit silence the human cry for truth, but a divine call demands destruction of existing structures to make space for the new.
- In plain terms
- We are silent but a strong voice tells us to destroy old things to find truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Destruction of old ideas is needed to receive new truth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What keeps you silent?
- What old things must change?
Another view
It encourages destruction which could be interpreted as violence.
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