The greatest work of all is the one that will die with us, the one that no one else will ever know of, because they remain perpetually outside. We can't even explain it to them. They don't have the language to understand us. We can only speak I to each other
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The deepest work happens internally and cannot be explained to others who lack the language to understand.
- In plain terms
- Some personal work is so deep others can't understand it even if you explain.
- What can you take from it?
- Internal experiences often remain private and incommunicable.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What experiences feel incommunicable?
- How do you share your inner world?
Another view
It may lead to isolation by assuming no one can understand.
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