Life is a narrow vale between the cold and barren peaks of two eternities. We strive in vain to look beyond the heights. We cry aloud-and the only answer is the echo of our wailing cry. From the voiceless lips of the unreplying dead there comes no word. But in the night of Death Hope sees a star and listening Love can hear the rustling of a wing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Life is brief between two nothingnesses, yet hope and love survive even death.
- In plain terms
- We are stuck between two empty eternities but love helps us.
- What can you take from it?
- Find hope in love despite life's emptiness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you find meaning?
- Does hope survive loss?
Another view
Some deny the void between eternities entirely.
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