Maria Popova
speaker
931 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 22 Jun
Maria Popova’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It is there many times over the course of many days.
I just happened to come upon it in that moment.
And I make of it an omen about the concerns of my own life.
And I think we need that.
It's not just some silly kind of byproduct of consciousness.
I think it is the crux of consciousness that we interpret and give story and give meaning to.
Do they hold any credence, any real credence?
I mean, that's a question about reality.
What is reality?
Right.
That encounter holds no significance in the life of the heron.
It has no bearing on the reality of this hunting bird.
But if I choose for it to mean something to me, if I say, well, this is now a good omen and I'm making the right decision moving to the other side of the continent, that changes my own orientation to my own life, which in turn changes how I inhabit this reality, the kind of reality I make, because my intention is now different.
My openness, my receptivity is different solely by an act of interpretation.
Zero.
But I may still need them to live my life.
That's the point.
And isn't that what love is too?
Yeah.
The meaning you confer upon a stranger.
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