I see life as one life at one time, so many millions simultaneously, all over the earth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Saroyan perceives life as a unified, simultaneous experience shared by millions of people across the earth at any given moment.
- In plain terms
- Life is one shared experience happening everywhere at once.
- What can you take from it?
- See life as a shared, universal experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Do you feel connected to others everywhere?
- How do you view the scale of life?
Another view
It overlooks individual isolation and differing lived experiences.
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