Creatures Quote by John O'Donohue
![“We [humans] are the only creatures who are in-between. We're of the earth, but don't belong to it, because we strain after the heavens; and yet the heavens aren't full in us. So this wonderful, restless, eternal longing in us has us always on a quest.” quote by John O'Donohue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e8d/john-o-donohue-1919_creatures_we-humans-are-the-only-creatures-who-are_274213.jpg)
“We [humans] are the only creatures who are in-between. We're of the earth, but don't belong to it, because we strain after the heavens; and yet the heavens aren't full in us. So this wonderful, restless, eternal longing in us has us always on a quest.”
About This Quote
Source Poem: The Way of the Earth, 1995
Human beings feel a perpetual yearning between earthly roots and celestial aspirations.
In simple terms: We are caught between earth and heaven.
Key Takeaway
Embrace the quest for meaning.
Themes
longing
existence
spirituality
Mood
melancholic
inspired
contemplative
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- artistic creation
- personal reflection
- ritual practice
Key Concepts
philosophy
mythology
psychology
Questions to Reflect On
- What does your inner yearning seek?
- How can you honor both earth and sky?
A Different Perspective
The longing can cause restlessness and dissatisfaction.
![“Why are we even here [on earth], what's our human nature? It's precipitating a real philosophical crisis that I find quite fascinating.” quote by Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b76/douglas-coupland-305_crisis_why-are-we-even-here-on-earth-what-s-our_1132874.jpg)
![“Perhaps no order of mammals presents us with so extraordinary a series of gradations as this [step by step, from humans to apes to monkeys to lemurs] - leading us insensibly from the crown and summit of the animal creation down to creatures, from which there is but a step, as it seems, to the…” quote by Thomas Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0b/thomas-huxley-1183_animal_perhaps-no-order-of-mammals-presents-us_3051.jpg)
