The West is the fitting tomb for all the sorrow and the sighing, all the errors and the follies of the Past: for all its withered Hopes and all its buried Loves! From the East comes new strength, new ambition, new Hope, new Life, new Love! Look Eastward! Aye, look Eastward!'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote suggests that the West represents the end of old troubles and failures, while the East symbolizes renewal and fresh beginnings.
- In plain terms
- Leave old problems behind and look to new directions for hope.
- What can you take from it?
- Seek renewal in new places or perspectives.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you find new energy?
- What old burdens are you carrying?
Another view
It assumes new places inherently offer new hope, which may not be true.
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