How long have I been here? Henceforward for? I shall not know. For I have been traveling for too long. My bones too weary to remember my age. Hence, how long have I been here? Thou shalt never know.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker feels time has lost meaning after long travel, leaving them weary and unable to remember age.
- In plain terms
- He has traveled so long he forgot how long he has been here.
- What can you take from it?
- Prolonged wandering can erase one's sense of time and place.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you lose track of time?
- What anchors you in the present?
Another view
Feeling timeless can also be a spiritual gift rather than a burden.
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