Quote
“I sit at my window this morning where the world like a passer-by stops for a moment, nods to me and goes.
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What does this quotation mean?
Poem 16 in Stray Birds. The image is poetic and metaphorical, rather than a literal rule or a promise that hardship necessarily brings a reward.
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Source: Stray Birds , Poem 16
Edition: English text by Rabindranath Tagore
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