Don't mourn your luck that's failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive - don't mourn them uselessly: as one long prepared, and full of courage, say goodbye to her, to Alexandria who is leaving.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author advises accepting the departure of Alexandria with courage rather than mourning useless failures.
- In plain terms
- Do not waste time mourning bad luck instead say goodbye to Alexandria bravely.
- What can you take from it?
- Face inevitable loss with preparation and courage rather than regret.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you say goodbye to things?
- What do you prepare for?
Another view
It may minimize the validity of feeling sadness in the face of loss.
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