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What does it mean?
The speaker asks to be spared from overwhelming visions of future glory to protect their mind.
In plain terms
Seeing too much of the future glory is painful, so the speaker asks to avoid it.
What can you take from it?
Overwhelming knowledge of the future can be mentally damaging.

Where it applies

  • contemplating the future
  • dealing with overwhelm
  • seeking peace

Putting it to work

  • protecting mental peace
  • avoiding future anxiety
  • managing expectations

Questions to consider

  • Is it better to know the future?
  • How much glory can one bear?

Another view

It assumes ignorance of the future is preferable to foresight.

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