Perhaps The truth depends on a walk around a lake, A composing as the body tires, a stop To see hepatica, a stop to watch A definition growing certain and A wait within that certainty, a rest In the swags of pine-trees bordering the lake. Perhaps there are times of inherent excellence
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Truth might emerge from physical movement and observing nature until clarity arrives.
- In plain terms
- Truth comes from walking and watching nature until sure.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek truth through physical movement and observation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does walking help you find truth?
- When does certainty arrive?
Another view
It suggests physical walking is necessary for truth which may not always be true.
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