This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal dawn and gloaming, on seas and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Natural cycles like sunrise and rain are constant and eternal on the rotating earth.
- In plain terms
- The earth always has sun, dew, and rain happening somewhere at all times.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the constant, eternal rhythms of the natural world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do natural cycles comfort you?
- What feels eternal in your life?
Another view
This perspective may feel abstract to those focused on immediate concerns.
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