Elizabeth Gilbert, in “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything” p. 28.
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To find the balance you want, [Ketut spoke through his translator] this is what you must become. You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the earth that it's like you have four legs, instead of two. That way, you can stay in the world. But you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead. That way, you will know God.

— Elizabeth Gilbert on Balance

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "To find the balance you want, [Ketut spoke through his translator] this is what you must become. You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the earth that it's like you have four legs, instead of two. That way, you can stay in the world. But you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead. That way, you will know God." in the context of "Elizabeth Gilbert, in “Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything” p. 28." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Elizabeth Gilbert

About Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth M. Gilbert (born 18 July 1969) is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, biographer, and memoirist.