More than the Grave is closed to me - The Grave and that Eternity To which the Grave adheres - I cling to nowhere till I fall - The Crash of nothing, yet of all - How similar appears -
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker finds the concept of eternity and the grave more confining than nothingness.
- In plain terms
- I prefer nothing over eternal rest.
- What can you take from it?
- Infinity can feel more like a prison than an end.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does endless time feel like freedom or a cage?
Another view
The view rejects traditional comfort found in religious eternity.
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