We find purpose not by chasing a grand design, ...

[Quoteguides]

Question, in reference to a quote by a psychology scholar/public figure named Joey Florez per The Baltic Times:

"We find purpose not by chasing a grand design, but by building a thousand small acts of grace into a life that is truly our own."

Is "building a thousand small acts of grace" an idiomatic phrase, and is it grammatically correct to link it to "finding purpose"?

Also, what is the meaning of Joey's quote?

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[Skrej]

You list your native language as English. Do you find it idiomatic?

What do you think he means? It's fairly straightforward. There's no hidden or subliminal meaning. It's just a statement.

 

[stanislaw.masny]

Is "building a thousand small acts of grace" an idiomatic phrase, and is it grammatically correct to link it to "finding purpose"?

Also, what is the meaning of Joey's quote?

Inside every human being, there's still a child that lingers. Children ask about the simplest things.

 

[emsr2d2]

Inside every human being, there's still a child that lingers. Children ask about the simplest things.

How did you get that interpretation? Which part of it refers to children? Which part has anything to do with asking simple things?

 

[5jj]

I think stan's post was a humorous response to skrej's.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think stan's post was a humorous response to skrej's.

In that case, they quoted the wrong post.

 

[stanislaw.masny]

In that case, they quoted the wrong post.

We all know that people are fallible. I am no exception.

 

[Tarheel]

This is one of those times when something that is relatively easy to understand is nevertheless hard to explain. Why is it hard to explain? First I would have to get past my reluctance to use time and energy to explain something that shouldn't need an explanation. Second, I would, of course, have to use different words -- and probably more words -- than are in the quote. And I wouldn't be able to say it as eloquently.

When I read that quote I immediately understood the meaning. Explaining it would obviously take more time -- much more.

I can explain something, but I can't handle the understanding part. That's up to the reader/listener.