For though from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Even if life carries the speaker far away, they trust in meeting a guiding figure after crossing into death.
- In plain terms
- Even if the journey takes me far, I trust I will meet my guide after crossing the boundary.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust in guidance even when lost or distant.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What guides you when lost?
- Where do you find hope?
Another view
It depends on belief in an unseen guide.
More from Alfred (Lord) Tennyson
Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark.
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