Terry Gifford, EWDB, page 204
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Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality.
— John Muir
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where. Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality." in the context of "Terry Gifford, EWDB, page 204" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Muir" (Quotes, 1860s, My First Summer in the Sierra, 1869: My First Summer in the Sierra (1911) [Note: the events that take place in this book were experienced in the late spring and summer of 1869. His journal from this time is believed to no longer exist. In late 1880s, Muir recalled his 1869 trip (likely using his 1869 journal) into a notebook called Sierra Journal Summer of 1869. This late 1880s notebook became his 1911 published book, My First Summer in the Sierra - forty years after the events.])
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About John Muir
John Muir (21 April 1838 – 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization.
About John Muir
John Muir (21 April 1838 – 24 December 1914) was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada of California, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is a prominent American conservation organization.
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