Custodians Quote by Carl Sagan
“We are the custodians of life's meaning.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Cosmos, 1980
Humanity holds responsibility to protect and find purpose in life.
In simple terms: We must protect life's purpose.
Key Takeaway
Act as stewards of meaning.
Themes
responsibility
purpose
stewardship
Mood
reflective
inspirational
Type
philosophical
motivational
When to use this quote
- conservation work
- education
- community building
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
existentialism
environmental ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we balance personal meaning with collective responsibility?
- What actions reflect stewardship in daily life?
A Different Perspective
Meaning can be subjective, making universal stewardship hard.
![“[T]here is nothing to say about life. It has no meaning. You make meaning. If you want a meaning in your life, find a meaning and bring it into your life, but life won't give you a meaning. Meaning is a concept. It is a notion of an end toward which you are going. The point of Buddhism is This Is…” quote by Joseph Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4a1/joseph-campbell-300_buddhism_t-here-is-nothing-to-say-about-life-it-h_119345.jpg)
![“[ When a religious couple wrote to Sagan about fulfilled prophecies, he wrote back in May 1996 :] If ‘fulfilled prophecy’ is your criterion, why do you not believe in materialistic science, which has an unparalleled record of fulfilled prophecy? Consider, for example, eclipses.” quote by Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/875/carl-sagan-160_belief_when-a-religious-couple-wrote-to-sagan-a_25095.jpg)
![“I hope ["reanimated the papacy"] means that the new interest in the pope evokes a new interest in the Church's teaching, of which the pope is the custodian.” quote by George Weigel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a8e/george-weigel-9372_church_i-hope-reanimated-the-papacy-means-that_225548.jpg)
