Mohammed personally mapped out seven heavens. If he got to seven, you know there's more.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- She uses the example of mapping heavens to suggest that reaching a limit implies there is more beyond it.
- In plain terms
- If someone maps seven heavens, there must be more.
- What can you take from it?
- Achievement suggests further possibility.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you feel you've reached a limit?
- What lies beyond success?
Another view
It relies on a specific religious metaphor.
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