Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born; Relive my languish, and restore the light.
Interpretation
The quote reflects on the desire for rest and rejuvenation amidst suffering and darkness.
In this quote, Samuel Daniel personifies Sleep as a comforting entity that emerges from the darkness of night, symbolizing a reprieve from earthly struggles. The speaker pleads for Sleep to alleviate their suffering and bring back the light of hope, highlighting the profound connection between rest, healing, and the human experience of despair.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about mental health and the importance of rest.
Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born, Relieve my languish and restore the light; With dark forgetting of my care return. And let the day be time enough to mourn The shipwreck of my ill adventured youth: Let waking eyes suffice to wail their scorn Without the torment of the night's untruth.
Beauty, sweet love, is like the morning dew, Whose short refresh upon tender green, Cheers for a time, but till the sun doth show And straight is gone, as it had never been.
A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.
But do you remember Gandalf’s words: Even Gollum may have something yet to do? But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring. The Quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end. So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over. I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam
The most powerful moral influence is example.
But they who give straight judgements to strangers and to those of the land and do not transgress what is just, for them the city flourishes and its people prosper.
In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
We rely upon the poets, the philosophers, and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel, in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we only grope; they give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves. Whenever I feel my courage wavering, I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance, the will and resiliance to push on.
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