The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Havel asserts that saving the world depends on human heart, reflection, meekness, and responsibility.
- In plain terms
- Saving the world depends on human heart, thought, and responsibility.
- What can you take from it?
- Human inner qualities save the world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What role does the human heart play in saving the world?
- How do you practice meekness and responsibility?
Another view
Individual actions alone may not solve systemic global issues.
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