...she recreated the mountains not as she had originally seen them but as she eventually chose to perceive them, not only a capacity to observe the world but a capacity to alter his or her observation of it---which, in the end, is the capacity to alter the world, itself. Those people who recognise that imagination is reality's master, we call 'sages,' and those who act upon it, we call 'artists.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Perception shapes reality; sages recognize imagination's power while artists act on it.
- In plain terms
- You change the world by changing how you see it.
- What can you take from it?
- Use imagination to change your reality.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you see the world?
- What can you imagine?
Another view
Physical reality often resists imagination.
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