Must I accept the barren Gift? -learn death, and lose my…
““Must I accept the barren Gift? -learn death, and lose my Mastery? Then let them know whose blood and breath will take the Gift and set them free: whose is the voice and whose the mind to set at naught the well-sung Game- when finned Finality arrives and calls me by my secret Name. Not old enough to love as yet, but old enough to die, indeed- -the death-fear bites my throat and heart, fanged cousin to the Pale One's breed. But past the fear lies life for all- perhaps for me: and, past my dread, past loss of Mastery and life, the Sea shall yet give up Her dead! Lone Power, I accept your Gift! Freely I make death a part of me; By my accept it is bound into the lives of all the Sea- yet what I do now binds to it a gift I feel of equal worth: I take Death with me, out of Time, and make of it a path, a birth! Let the teeth come! As they tear me, they tear Your ancient hate for aye- -so rage, proud Power! Fail again, and see my blood teach Death to die!””
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
The speaker embraces death as a transformative gift, confronting fear to gain power and purpose beyond mortality.
In simple terms: Accepting death gives new strength.
Key Takeaway
Embrace mortality as a source of power.
Themes
death
courage
transformation
Mood
dramatic
intense
Type
mythic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- personal crisis
- heroic sacrifice
- mythic quests
Key Concepts
gift of death
mastery over fear
spiritual rebirth
Questions to Reflect On
- What does it mean to turn death into a gift?
- How can confronting fear empower us?