What is this talked-of mystery of birth but being mounted bareback on the earth?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Birth is a raw, unfiltered experience of being thrust onto the earth without preparation.
- In plain terms
- Birth is like being mounted bareback on the earth.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the vulnerability and immediacy of new beginnings.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does this metaphor shape your view of beginnings?
- What supports can cushion the rawness of new starts?
Another view
Some births are planned and supported, reducing the 'bareback' feeling.
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