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What's Inside?
May 09, 2006
Untitle ~ Canon 30d
How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what is inside you.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
As someone who is seemingly in a neverending cycle of inner reflection, this quote challenges me. I think Goethe is likening our inner selves to a muscle. Use it or loose it. Get yourself out there and moving ~ interact ~ and what's inside of you will come out. Inner beauty, if it's really there, will always present itself.
Posted by vincent at May 9, 2006 06:00 AM
Comments
oh, i really like this a lot!
Posted by: Heidi at May 9, 2006 09:08 AM
that is a great quote and one i need to take to heart as i have a tendency to be quite a loner and a real introvert...
Posted by: la vie en rose at May 9, 2006 03:14 PM
I REALLY like the quote, Susan. We with hermit tendencies, or more kindly put we with the ability to entertain ourselves, truly do need to be with people if for no other reason than to see ourselves reflected by them. Talk, laughter, even tears, touch our souls and help us define ourselves in relation to those around us. The photo is amazing. I'm not sure I ever noticed a star in a tulip before. Well done.
Posted by: janet at May 9, 2006 07:35 PM
Hmm. I suppose I should go do something.
Posted by: Lynn at May 9, 2006 11:43 PM
grogeous!
Posted by: spookyrach at May 10, 2006 12:40 PM
...you take me on a retreat everyday, and i am better for it!
Posted by: tongue in cheek at May 11, 2006 01:42 AM