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βThey throw their shadows before them who carry their lantern on their back.
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What does this quotation mean?
Poem 21 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 21
Edition: English text by Rabindranath Tagore
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