[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fZobF182mSBgWUlL95MZ3XOnHi4qslbY7Efh0INUFwF4":3,"$fJvyNLctVLd_598Thzmkbm2RJ4Nl6ldF-1kylOBQKVNE":27},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},40870,"Hal Borland","H",78,null,"hal-borland",[12,16,20,24],{"tag_id":13,"tag_name":14,"tag_count":15},351,"nature",7,{"tag_id":17,"tag_name":18,"tag_count":19},326,"men",6,{"tag_id":21,"tag_name":22,"tag_count":23},383,"summer",5,{"tag_id":25,"tag_name":26,"tag_count":23},14545,"autumn",{"quotes":28,"pagination":93},[29,37,43,50,57,63,69,75,81,87],{"id":30,"quote_text":31,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":34,"source":35,"quote_tag":36,"commentary":9},4018262,"July is hot afternoons and sultry nights and mornings when its joy just to be alive. July is a picnic and a red canoe and a sunburned neck and a softball game and ice tinkling in a tall glass. July is a blind date with summer.",8,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":38,"quote_text":39,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":40,"source":41,"quote_tag":42,"commentary":9},4018253,"If you ever wondered why fishing is probably the most popular sport in this country, watch that boy beside the brook and you will learn. If you are really perceptive you will. For he already knows that fishing is only one part fish.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":44,"quote_text":45,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":33,"author":46,"source":47,"quote_tag":48,"commentary":49},3690243,"Man is wise and constantly in quest of more wisdom; but the ultimate wisdom, which deals with beginnings, remains locked in a seed. There it lies, the simplest fact of the universe and at the same time the one which calls forth faith rather than reason.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis profound reflection is from Hal Borland, an American journalist and writer, likely penned during a period of introspection in his life. As a man deeply rooted in nature and philosophy, he often grappled with the complexities of human existence. This quote, much like many of his writings, captures the essence of his quest for understanding.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nBorland's statement reveals a profound paradox: humanity is driven by an insatiable desire for wisdom, yet the most fundamental truths lie just beyond our grasp. The \"ultimate wisdom\" he speaks of is not something that can be intellectually reasoned; rather, it requires a leap of faith, acknowledging the limitations of human understanding.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, recognize that true growth often involves surrendering control and embracing the unknown. Instead of attempting to reason your way through life's most profound questions, cultivate a willingness to trust in the simple, yet profound truths that lie just beneath the surface.",{"id":51,"quote_text":52,"author_id":5,"source_id":15,"has_image":33,"author":53,"source":54,"quote_tag":55,"commentary":56},3690225,"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nHal Borland, a renowned American journalist and author, penned this poignant reflection in his 1954 book \"The Telling of Truth.\" As the year 1954 came to a close, Borland, who had spent years navigating the complexities of modern life, shared his wisdom on the nature of time and human experience. His words offer a nuanced perspective on the human condition, one that challenges conventional notions of beginnings and endings.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nBorland's quote reveals a subtle yet profound paradox: the end of one year is not a point of arrival, but rather a moment of continuity. By reframing the end of the year as a \"going on,\" Borland highlights the tension between the desire for new beginnings and the recognition that true growth occurs through the accumulation of experience. This insight encourages us to reevaluate our relationship with time, acknowledging that progress is often incremental and that wisdom is gained through the steady accumulation of knowledge and insight.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply Borland's wisdom in your own life, try embracing the idea that every day, every week, and every year is an opportunity to build upon the wisdom of the past. Rather than fixating on grand, transformative moments, focus on cultivating a sense of continuity and incremental growth, recognizing that the greatest progress often arises from the steady, incremental accumulation of experience and insight.",{"id":58,"quote_text":59,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":33,"author":60,"source":61,"quote_tag":62,"commentary":9},3063657,"The earth’s distances invite the eye. And as the eye reaches, so must the mind stretch to meet these new horizons. I challenge anyone to stand with autumn on a hilltop and fail to see a new expanse not only around him, but in him, too.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":64,"quote_text":65,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":33,"author":66,"source":67,"quote_tag":68,"commentary":9},3063646,"The longer I live and the more I read, the more certain I become that the real poems about spring aren’t written on paper. They are written in the back pasture and the near meadow, and they are issued in a new revised edition every April.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":70,"quote_text":71,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":33,"author":72,"source":73,"quote_tag":74,"commentary":9},3063634,"For the Fall of the year is more than three months bounded by an equinox and a solstice. It is a summing up without the finality of year’s end.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":76,"quote_text":77,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":33,"author":78,"source":79,"quote_tag":80,"commentary":9},3063625,"When legends die the dreams end. When the dreams end there is no more greatness.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":82,"quote_text":83,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":33,"author":84,"source":85,"quote_tag":86,"commentary":9},3063613,"A root, a stem, a leaf, some means of capturing sunlight and air and making food – in sum, a plant. The green substance of this earth, the chlorophyll, is all summed up in the plants. Without them we perish, all of us who are flesh and blood.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":88,"quote_text":89,"author_id":5,"source_id":19,"has_image":33,"author":90,"source":91,"quote_tag":92,"commentary":9},3063520,"Weekend planning is a prime time to apply the Deathbed Priority Test: On your deathbed, will you wish you’d spent more prime weekend hours grocery shopping or walking in the woods with your kids?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":94,"totalPages":32,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":95},1,10]