As long as skies are blue, and fields are green, Evening must usher night, night urge the morrow, Month follow month with woe, and year wake year to sorrow.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- No matter how pleasant the day seems, time inevitably moves forward toward night and eventual sorrow.
- In plain terms
- Even when things look good, time keeps moving toward night and sadness.
- What can you take from it?
- Time moves inevitably toward decline regardless of current beauty.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is sorrow inevitable with time?
- Can joy stop the passage of time?
Another view
The view assumes sorrow is an inherent part of time rather than a subjective experience.
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