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What does it mean?
After a brief ideal state, humanity moves to the edge seeking something greater.
In plain terms
We leave paradise to stand on the shore waiting for light.
What can you take from it?
Hope persists even after losing initial innocence.

Where it applies

  • spiritual journey
  • personal loss
  • natural setting

Putting it to work

  • embrace waiting
  • find hope
  • accept loss

Questions to consider

  • What are you waiting for?
  • What lies behind you?

Another view

Waiting may lead to stagnation instead of growth.

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