If one feels the need of something grand, something infinite, something that makes one feel aware of God, one need not go far to find it. I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- One does not need to seek far for something infinite or divine; it can be found in the eyes of a waking baby seeing the sun.
- In plain terms
- You can find the infinite and divine right here in the eyes of a baby seeing the morning sun.
- What can you take from it?
- Look for the divine in simple human moments like a baby seeing the light.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you find a sense of the infinite?
- What ordinary things make you feel connected?
Another view
It assumes this specific scene holds divine meaning for everyone.
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