Function Quotes
You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.
"You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
A person is pictured as an activity of the larger universe, much as a wave belongs to the ocean.
Key takeaway:
Consider your connections with the environment that sustains you.
Origin of the quote
Related passage in the lecture Man in Nature.
Who actually said this?
The transcript uses something the whole universe is doing; the supplied function wording is a variant of that passage.
