When we mourn those who die young those who have been robbed of time we weep for lost joys. We weep for opportunities and pleasure we ourselves have never known. We feel sure that somehow that young body would have known the yearning delight for which we searched in vain all our lives. We believe that the untried soul, trapped in its young prison, might have flown free and known the joy that we still seek.

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Themes

  • Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave
  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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