Quote #89114
The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved; it is a reality to be experienced.
J. J. Van Der Leeuw
About This Quote
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Interpretation
The line contrasts two attitudes toward existence: treating life as an intellectual puzzle versus meeting it as lived, immediate reality. It suggests that the deepest questions—meaning, purpose, suffering, love—cannot be fully captured by analysis or “solutions,” but require participation, attention, and experiential understanding. The emphasis falls on humility before what exceeds rational mastery and on the primacy of direct encounter (with the world, with others, with one’s own inner life). In this sense, the quote aligns with spiritual and existential traditions that value practice, presence, and transformation over abstract explanation.




