So when or you or I are made A fable, song, or fleeting shade, All love, all liking, all delight Lies drowned with us in endless night.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When we die and become stories or memories, all our love and joy disappear with us.
- In plain terms
- Death ends all human connection and happiness.
- What can you take from it?
- Love and joy do not survive death.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What remains after we are gone?
- How do you want to be remembered?
Another view
Some beliefs suggest love or spirit continues after death.
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