Death is a meeting place of sea and sea.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Death is described as a convergence point like seas meeting.
- In plain terms
- Death is where two seas meet.
- What can you take from it?
- Death is a meeting place.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does death mean to you?
- Where do things meet?
Another view
The metaphor may not resonate with all understandings of death.
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