--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: For I wondered that others, subject to…" description: "\"For I wondered that others, subject to death, did live, since he whom I loved, as if he should never die, was dead; and I wondered yet more that myself..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/anonymous-1_body_for-i-wondered-that-others-subject-to-de_2758599.jpg" --- # For I wondered that others, subject to death, did live… ![“For I wondered that others, subject to death, did live, since he whom I loved, as if he should never die, was dead; and I wondered yet more that myself, who was to him a second self, could live, he being dead. Well said one of his friend, "Thou half of my soul"; for I felt that my soul and his…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/anonymous-1_body_for-i-wondered-that-others-subject-to-de_2758599.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/anonymous-1_body_for-i-wondered-that-others-subject-to-de_2758599.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef4/anonymous-1_body_for-i-wondered-that-others-subject-to-de_2758599.jpg) > “For I wondered that others, subject to death, did live, since he whom I loved, as if he should never die, was dead; and I wondered yet more that myself, who was to him a second self, could live, he being dead. Well said one of his friend, "Thou half of my soul"; for I felt that my soul and his soul were "one soul in two bodies": and therefore was my life a horror to me, because I would not live halved. And therefore perchance I feared to die, lest he whom I had much loved should die wholly.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## 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 grapples with grief, fearing death because it would separate his soul from his beloved's, feeling life is incomplete without their unity. **In simple terms:** Grief makes death feel like losing a part of oneself. Key Takeaway Acknowledge loss but seek wholeness within. 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