Believe in miracles Quote by Augusten Burroughs
““Miracles do happen. You must believe this. No matter what else you believe about life, you must believe in miracles. Because we are all, every one of us, living on a round rock that spins around and around at almost a quarter of a million miles per hour in an unthinkably vast blackness called space. There is nothing else like us for as far as our telescopic eyes can see. In a universe filled with spinning, barren rocks, frozen gas, ice, dust, and radiation, we live on a planet filled with soft, green leaves and salty oceans and honey made from bees, which themselves live within geometrically complex and perfect structures of their own architecture and creation. In our trees are birds whose songs are as complex and nuanced as Beethoven’s greatest sonatas. And despite the wild, endless spinning of our planet and its never-ending orbit around the sun–itself a star on fire–when we pour water into a glass, the water stays in the glass. All of these are miracles.””
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Art of Living, 2012
Recognizing everyday phenomena as miracles fosters humility and wonder about existence.
In simple terms: Every small natural event is a miracle.
Cultivate gratitude for daily wonders.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal reflection
- nature walks
- science education
- mindfulness practice
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does seeing miracles affect your daily attitude?
- What ordinary event could you reframe as a miracle?
Miracles can be dismissed as superstition by skeptics.