Cracked terracotta pot containing a spherical intertwined root sculpture with moss

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Adventures in Contentment

Ray Stannard Baker

I will be as broad as the earth. I will not be limited.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker uses the earth's breadth to describe the scope they want for themselves. The comparison gives their declaration a sense of enormous possibility. The two sentences reinforce each other, pairing a vast image with a firm refusal to accept a smaller scope.

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