Since then - 'tis Centuries - and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity -
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The journey of death seems shorter than the moment of realizing where the carriage was heading.
- In plain terms
- Death feels quick compared to the time it took to understand it was happening.
- What can you take from it?
- Realization of finality takes longer than the event itself.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your perception of time change in emergencies?
- What moment felt like a sudden shift in your life?
Another view
It assumes a specific religious view of the afterlife.
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