A debatable Einstein quote

While waiting around at a local school I picked up this interesting book that sadly is just tossed at a corner in a small pile of abandoned books: Who was Albert Einstein. Now this is just a very small book targeting elementary school readers, far more accessible than a full coverage version such as this one: here.

This Walter Isaccson one is probably very well worth reading but I got intimated by its size. Sorry. Back to the small one.

I got captivated by this quote in the little book:

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is.

Did Einstein actually say that? This quote is actually debatable (probably false), according to some sources. But this is still a good question. I think that children book should only put certain Einstein quotes.

So for you: is everything a miracle? or nothing for you is a miracle?

If everything is a miracle you get to appreciate the world full of wonders. Ooh that electricity let you power that toy car! Just how does electricity work? (Einstein wondered that as a child according to that book) There are many more wonders.

If nothing is a miracle, you just go on your path of life eat-work-sleep cycle until your body wears out. Sad isn't it.

Even if you explore all the wonders of science your body still wears out. At the end of it, both ways to live your life is pretty much the same?

There are many more things in that little book that I think some kids should find it interesting.

For those who has some interest in science, I encourage you to read some Einstein. Some of it is not impossibly difficult to understand. When you read Einstein, you may wish you know more "mathematical apparatus."