Diana AbuJaberLet the beauty we love be what we do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground
About This Quote
A great deal of meaning can be found in this quotation. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. The first is that there are a lot of different ways to do anything. For instance, I could kneel on the ground, but I could also sit if I wanted.
Or I could kneel on one knee and kiss the ground. You can’t assume that something must be done only one way. The second is that there are a hundred ways to do something.
For instance, there are a hundred different people you could kiss if you wanted to kiss someone on the ground, but you wouldn’t want to do it with every person you know!
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