Be, beget, begone.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A brief command to exist, create, and depart, suggesting a cycle of life.
- In plain terms
- Exist, create offspring, and then leave.
- What can you take from it?
- Live, create, and let go in order.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the right order to life?
- How do you let go?
Another view
The brevity oversimplifies the complexity of human relationships.
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