Nature is beautiful only through the longing and love we give it.
Carl Jung, Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part I, ch. V 'Das Lied von der Motte'
Die Natur ist nur schön vermöge der Sehnsucht und der Liebe, die ihr der Mensch gibt.
Nature is beautiful only through the longing and love we give it.
Carl Jung, Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part I, ch. V 'Das Lied von der Motte'
What it means
A sunset is only light in the sky until someone looks at it with longing and love. Beauty is partly what we bring. The more alive you are inside, the more beautiful the world gets.
The source
"Nature is beautiful only through the longing and love we give it." Carl Jung said it in Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part I, ch. V 'Das Lied von der Motte'. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.
"Die Natur ist nur schön vermöge der Sehnsucht und der Liebe, die ihr der Mensch gibt."Original German, Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part I, ch. V 'Das Lied von der Motte'. Text read at archive.org.
Who said it
Carl Jung (1875–1961). Swiss psychiatrist who broke with Freud and founded analytical psychology. He mapped the persona, the shadow, the collective unconscious and the lifelong work of becoming yourself, which he called individuation. Our lines come only from his writings published before 1931, in our own translations from the German or in English translations of the time.
Questions
- What does "Nature is beautiful only through the longing and love we give it." mean?
- A sunset is only light in the sky until someone looks at it with longing and love. Beauty is partly what we bring. The more alive you are inside, the more beautiful the world gets.
- Who said "Nature is beautiful only through the longing and love we give it."?
- Carl Jung (1875–1961). Source: Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part I, ch. V 'Das Lied von der Motte'.
- What is the original German?
- Die Natur ist nur schön vermöge der Sehnsucht und der Liebe, die ihr der Mensch gibt. Translated from the original German by Spartan Surfers.
- Is "Nature is beautiful only through the longing and love we give it." on a shirt?
- Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.
Cite this line
"Nature is beautiful only through the longing and love we give it." (Carl Jung, Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (1912), Part I, ch. V 'Das Lied von der Motte', translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/nature-is-beautiful-only-through-the-longing-and
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More from Carl Jung
- Your worst enemy lives inside your own chest.Two Essays (1928), I, ch. III 'The Other Point of View: The Will to Power'
- Only what is truly yourself has the power to heal.Two Essays (1928), II, Part I, ch. IV 'The Attempt to Free the Individuality from the Collective Psyche'
- Trade yourself for a mask and you will pay for it.Two Essays (1928), II, Part II, ch. II 'Anima and Animus'
- You and your job are two different things.Two Essays (1928), II, Part II, ch. II 'Anima and Animus'
- The persona is only a mask. At bottom, it is not real.Two Essays (1928), II, Part I, ch. III 'The Persona as a Part of the Collective Psyche'
- Some people come to believe they are their public face.Two Essays (1928), II, Part II, ch. II 'Anima and Animus'