Quote by J. Z. Knight, #NAME?

When the great white silence comes and fills the boughs of the trees with a thickening, glistening brilliance, and all is cold and barren, where be the blossom? It is in the memory. It is in the wisdom. It is in the growth of last spring, and it is coming forth again. For when the season has turned and winter is gone, the buds come again, and behold, there is another blossom.If the ongoingeness of life is beheld in a single blossom, why do you think that you are less that its life? Do you think that you only bloom in sping, produce your fruit in summer, drop your leaves in autumn and then die in winter? But are you not greater than the greatest blossom? Is not your life more important? Indeed it is. And as the blossoms continue to bloom every spring, so will you live, life after life.What a story your blossoms could tell of all the seasons you've seen.


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Summary

This quote highlights the cyclical nature of life and the power of memory and wisdom. It suggests that just as blossoms bloom every spring despite the cold and barrenness of winter, life continues in a similar manner. It challenges the belief that human life is limited to a single cycle, emphasizing that we are greater and more important than the blossoms. The quote encourages reflection on the countless seasons one has experienced, suggesting that our lives have stories to tell, evolving and renewing, much like the blossoms that return again and again.

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By J. Z. Knight, #NAME?
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