If art made you think, then this was Art. Staring at the ball, made of layers and layers of cloth, I wondered about the glass marble at its heart. What if you wanted to reach that marble? Make sure it was still whole? You'd have to remove the layers. You'd have to risk breaking the ball for a chance at freeing it. Fear, knowledge, certainty - you'd have to be willing to let them all go. Justina Chen
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"What is the meaning of life?" This question is a very important one. We all have a lot of things going on in our lives and we often find ourselves asking these questions. People often wonder about the meaning of life and if there is some sort of purpose. In this quote, the author describes a ball made of many layers of cloth.

In order to get to the center of the ball, you will have to remove all of those layers. You will have to risk breaking or destroying it in order to save it from being broken. The author describes that once you take away all that is covering up what is in the heart of the ball, you will reach something that was previously hidden away.

The author then goes on to describe how this process can be applied in life. If you want to find out what your purpose in life is, you must take everything away and look inside what you are left with. You must become willing to let go for yourself so that you can know what you are supposed to do next.

Source: North Of Beautiful

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