Life, like a child, laughs, shaking its rattle of death as it runs.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life approaches death with innocence and playfulness, like a child unaware of consequences.
- In plain terms
- Life faces death playfully, like a child with a toy.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace life with playful innocence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you face the end?
- Does playfulness help you cope?
Another view
This metaphor may seem too cheerful for real grief.
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