Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Quote of the day

“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it." - Mathew 7:13, NKJB

Came across this quote via Wide is the Gate by Upton Sinclair, the fourth of his 11 book Lanny Budd historical fiction series. The title is fitting as the novel is set between 1934 - 1937 and deals with the rise of fascism in Europe. I also just appreciate the quote, which I choose to interpret as thus: there are many ways to do wrong or be wrong, but usually very few ways, or a specific way to be right or do well. And even when we may know the right thing to do, it's not necessarily easy to do it, or the choice we're inclined to make. As the character Morpheus tells Neo in the 1999 film The Matrix, "there's a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path."

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