Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Interpretation
It's never too late to pursue new opportunities and experiences.
This quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson suggests that regardless of one’s current situation or age, there is always the potential for change and the possibility to explore new horizons. It encourages individuals to embrace the idea of venturing into the unknown, seeking fresh experiences, and striving for personal growth, implying that the quest for a 'new world' can lead to profound transformation and enlightenment.
In practice
During a graduation speech, one could quote Tennyson to inspire graduates to embrace future possibilities.
Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For though from out our bourne of Time and Place The flood may bear me far, I hope to see my Pilot face to face When I have crossed the bar.
How many a father have I seen, A sober man, among his boys, Whose youth was full of foolish noise.
O Love! what hours were thine and mine, In lands of palm and southern pine; In lands of palm, of orange-blossom, Of olive, aloe, and maize and vine!
Earth is dry to the centre,_x000D_ But spring, a new comer,_x000D_ A spring rich and strange,_x000D_ Shall make the winds blow_x000D_ Round and round,_x000D_ Thro' and thro',_x000D_ Here and there,_x000D_ Till the air_x000D_ And the ground_x000D_ Shall be fill'd with life anew.
O love, O fire! once he drew With one long kiss my whole soul through My lips, as sunlight drinketh dew.
But thy strong Hours indignant work’d their wills, And beat me down and marr’d and wasted me, And tho’ they could not end me, left me maim’d To dwell in presence of immortal youth, Immortal age beside immortal youth, And all I was, in ashes. - Tithonus
Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something new. They're prepared to take risks and relaxed enough to see the opportunities in the first place.
There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
Change is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast. _x000D_ _x000D_ In the pool where you least expect it, will be a fish.
Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle.
The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.
Unless one says goodbye to what one loves, and unless one travels to completely new territories, one can expect merely a long wearing away of oneself and an eventual extinction.
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