Quote We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end...

“We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we startedAnd know the place for the first time.” - T.S. Eliot

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"We shall not cease from exploration

Life is a journey of constant discovery and growth. We are always seeking to learn, to experience, to understand. The world is vast and full of wonders, and our curiosity drives us to explore every corner of it. We are always pushing the boundaries of what we know, always reaching for new heights.

And the end of all our exploring

But no matter how far we travel, no matter how much we learn, there will always be an end to our exploring. There will come a time when we have seen all there is to see, when we have learned all there is to learn. And in that moment, we will be faced with a choice: to stop, or to start again.

Will be to arrive where we started

And when we do start again, we will find ourselves back where we began. The journey will come full circle, and we will return to the place we started from. But we will not be the same as when we left. We will have grown, we will have changed, and we will see things with new eyes.

And know the place for the first time."

And in that moment of return, we will truly understand the place we started from. We will see it in a new light, with a new perspective. We will appreciate its beauty, its complexity, its significance in a way we never could before. We will realize that the journey was not just about exploring the world, but about exploring ourselves.




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