“When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.”
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Attribution note
Lyrical devotional line popularly attributed to Gandhi but without any traceable primary citation; plausible in spirit yet unverified, so it cannot be treated as confirmed.
Likely origin: Widely credited to Gandhi across quote collections; no primary source (CWMG/Young India/Harijan) located.
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Awe has a way of pulling a person out of their own small concerns. Standing before something vast and beautiful, attention shifts from the self toward wonder, and that momentary expansion can feel closer to reverence than anything words arrange.
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- A hiker who reaches a ridge at dawn and forgets, for a while, every worry he carried up.
- A city dweller who stops on a bridge to watch the light change and feels her stress loosen.
- A family that turns off the porch lights to watch a meteor shower in stunned quiet.