Blessed are those eyes that have seen more water than any man! Blessed be that haughty mind that aimed at the greatest hope! May you be blessed who row the current your life long and now with dry unfreshened lips descend to Hades to find the hidden deathless springs and slake your thirst! My son, it's death who keeps and pours the deathless waters.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Those who strive deeply find spiritual fulfillment even in death.
- In plain terms
- People who try hard find water even when they die.
- What can you take from it?
- Pursuing higher goals brings ultimate satisfaction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What springs do you seek?
- Is death the end?
Another view
It romanticizes suffering and exhaustion.
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