In the end I believe the essential spirit that animates those places animates me. If that spirit is God, then I found God..If that spirit is life, then I found life.. If that spirit is awe, then I found awe. Part of me suspects it's all three..all I had to do to discover that spirit and the resulting feeling of humility and appreciation was not to look or listen or taste or feel. All I had to do was remember, for what I was looking for I somehow already knew. Bruce Feiler
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I believe this quote is a reminder of what is important in life. When we spend our time working for something that mean nothing to us, we are wasting our time. Instead of working for something that can make us feel great, we should work for something that will bring us the truest meaning of happiness. I believe it is very easy to get lost in the wrong things and forget what really matters in life. In the end, I think this quote is a reminder that it does not matter how hard we work or how great we achieve but if we remember why we struggle and struggle and struggle and struggle we will achieve something great in life.

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