Original artwork, not a still
The first in time and the first in importance of the influences upon the mind is that of nature. Every day, the sun; and after sunset, night and her stars. Ever the winds blow; ever the grass grows.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The recurring world is presented as the mind’s earliest and most important teacher. Sun, stars, wind and grass work through continual presence rather than formal instruction. Their repetition gives the passage its breadth, suggesting that thought develops within an environment that is always offering something to notice.
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