If you pray for rain long enough, it eventually does fall. If you pray for floodwaters to abate, they eventually do. The same happens in the absence of prayers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Events happen naturally over time regardless of human intervention or prayer.
- In plain terms
- Things will happen eventually whether you ask for them or not.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that time resolves situations without needing constant intervention.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it better to wait versus act?
- Does belief in fate help or hinder progress?
Another view
This view ignores cases where human action is necessary to change outcomes.
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