I am part of all that I have met; Yet all experience is an arch wherethro' Gleams that untravell'd world, whose margin fades For ever and for ever when I move.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker reflects on how past experiences shape identity but new frontiers fade.
- In plain terms
- We carry our past, but new horizons keep moving.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that new opportunities keep arising.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What shapes you?
- What lies ahead?
Another view
The view may imply the past is static and the future elusive.
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