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0 I was reading this self-help book, and there are 2 sentences which i didn't completely understand.02br
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001) I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean.02br
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002) Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance.02br
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00Can someone make these 2 sentences more clearer for me to understand?02br
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0Isn't this from a song? 02br 02br 00Anyway, the first one, I believe, is suggesting that you keep a sense of perspective. When you, one person, stand beside the great, vast, huge ocean, you should realize that you're not that big.

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  • 0Isn't this from a song?
  • 02br 02br 00Anyway, the first one, I believe, is suggesting that you keep a sense of perspective.
  • When you, one person, stand beside the great, vast, huge ocean, you should realize that you're not that big.
  • It's to keep you from feeling too self-important.
  • You may be important in your company or in your town, but compared with the entire world, you're small.
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0Isn't this from a song? 02br
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00Anyway, the first one, I believe, is suggesting that you keep a sense of perspective. When you, one person, stand beside the great, vast, huge ocean, you should realize that you're not that big. It's to keep you from feeling too self-important. You may be important in your company or in your town, but compared with the entire world, you're
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0Hey guys 05002br
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00 These sentences seem to be like proverbs.02br
00 I agree with Grammar Geek about the meaning of the 2nd sentence. "The heavens" is frequently used in literature with the meaning "the sky". I guest it sounds more melodious in the passage ^^02br
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00 But about the 1st one, I hav no idea why its wrote "stil
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0 Well, like I said, but perhaps not too clearly: Don't ever feel too full of your own self-importance. Don't get too egotistical. 0-
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1b01font00It is, indeed not clear02font02b01font00 at all. I still confuse why its "still feel small" but not just "feel small". With only 1 more word the meaning has turned so far to another way...02font0-
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0 i think it means that you should acknowledge the creator and get closer to *** 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10i think it means that you should acknowledge the creator and get closer to ***12blockquote
11b01font00I dont understand... What make u think so, Anon?02br
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