Now think of a situation in which something becomes meaningful to you. What is there to grasp? What is there to keep under control? That is not the i… - David Steindl-Rast

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Now think of a situation in which something becomes meaningful to you. What is there to grasp? What is there to keep under control? That is not the idea. You will find yourself using expressions in which you are perfectly passive or at least more passive. “Responsive” is really the word, but you are more passive than in a situation in which you are accomplishing a purpose. You will say, “This really did something to me.

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