When the lamp is shattered The light in the dust lies dead - When the cloud is scattered, The rainbow's glory is shed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When something beautiful or powerful is destroyed, its essence or glory is lost forever.
- In plain terms
- Breaking a light or cloud kills its beauty and color.
- What can you take from it?
- Destroying something beautiful ends its impact.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What beauty can be easily lost?
- How do you handle loss?
Another view
Some things retain value even after destruction.
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