We shall not meet again: over the wave Our ways divide, and yours is straight and endless - But mine is short and crooked to the grave: Yet what of these dark crowds, amid whose flow I battle like a rock, aloof and friendless - Are not their generations, vague and endless, The waves, the strides, the feet on which I go?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Two people part ways and one wonders if the crowd around them gives life meaning.
- In plain terms
- One person compares their short life to the endless flow of people.
- What can you take from it?
- Personal struggles gain perspective when seen among the many.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does the crowd help you feel less alone?
- Is your path straight or crooked?
Another view
The metaphor of the crowd as waves is somewhat abstract.
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