"You don't believe in miracles, do you deny it? Look, I can't convince you, because the main characteristic of a miracle is that it's wonderful - it can't be proven, like a physiological fact, it can't be photographed, nor can it be predicted and calculated in advance according to quantitative laws. The manifestations of the miracle are not always easy to perceive either: it does not always walk on two legs, it is not possible to take photographs, there are no land registry or registry data. The miracle, quite simply, manifests itself - and sometimes only much later do we understand what the miracle was, how it intervened in our lives, and what was supernatural and wonderful about this intervention.
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Márai SándorAll Translations
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You don't believe in miracles, do you deny it? Look, I can't convince you, because the main characteristic of a miracle is that it's wonderful - it can't be proven, like a physiological fact, it can't be photographed, nor can it be predicted and calculated in advance according to quantitative laws. The manifestations of the miracle are not always easy to perceive either: it does not always walk on two legs, it is not possible to take photographs, there are no land registry or registry data. The miracle, quite simply, manifests itself - and sometimes only much later do we understand what the miracle was, how it intervened in our lives, and what was supernatural and wonderful about this intervention.
""Te nem hiszel a csodában, tagadod? Nézd csak, nem győzhetlek meg, mert a csoda legfőbb ismertetőjele, hogy csodálatos – nem lehet bizonyítani, mint egy élettani tényt, nem lehet fényképezni, sem előre, mennyiségtani törvények szerint megjósolni és kiszámítani. A csoda megnyilatkozási formáit sem könnyű mindig érzékelni: nem jár mindig két lábon, nem lehet fényképezni, nincsenek telekkönyvi, sem anyakönyvi adatai. A csoda, egészen egyszerűen, megnyilatkozik – s néha csak sokkal később értjük meg, mi volt a csoda, hogyan avatkozott életünkbe, s mi volt e beavatkozásban a természetfölötti és csodálatos."