Why should I fret in microcosmic bonds
That chafe the spirit and the mind repress
When through the clouds gleam beckoning beyonds
Whose shining vistas mock man's littleness
Phaeton by H.P. Lovecraft
I don't usually go for poetry , but I've been digging Lovecraft since I started reading his stuff WAAAAAAAAAAY back in junior high . As for the above selection , it just always stuck with me . I don't profess to know EXACTLY what it means , but to me it means we're just a tiny part of the universe , and if we manage to keep that fact in mind and put everything in perspective , there's NO problem worth really worrying yourself to death about . That particular notion has gotten me through some rather unpleasant times in my life . So I guess it moved me...forward .
That chafe the spirit and the mind repress
When through the clouds gleam beckoning beyonds
Whose shining vistas mock man's littleness
Phaeton by H.P. Lovecraft
I don't usually go for poetry , but I've been digging Lovecraft since I started reading his stuff WAAAAAAAAAAY back in junior high . As for the above selection , it just always stuck with me . I don't profess to know EXACTLY what it means , but to me it means we're just a tiny part of the universe , and if we manage to keep that fact in mind and put everything in perspective , there's NO problem worth really worrying yourself to death about . That particular notion has gotten me through some rather unpleasant times in my life . So I guess it moved me...forward .