“We the mortals touch the metals, the wind, the ocean shores, the stones, knowing they will go on, inert or burning, and I was discovering, naming all the things: it was my destiny to love and say goodbye.”
— Pablo Neruda
Simplified Meaning:
People interact with things like metal, wind, the ocean, and stones, knowing these things will last a long time. The person realized their role in life was to find, name, and love these things, even though they would eventually have to let them go.
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Destiny Discovery Elements Ephemeral Goodbye Impermanence Love Mortality Nature TransienceFEATURED QUOTES