--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It is more magnificent than what I…" description: "\"“It is more magnificent than what I thought heaven might be, and yet it is all of its wonder, as well.” ... \"Iris, we are shut off from it in this life..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/douglas-clegg-26546_death_it-is-more-magnificent-than-what-i-thoug_1468297.jpg" --- # It is more magnificent than what I thought heaven might… ![“It is more magnificent than what I thought heaven might be, and yet it is all of its wonder, as well.” ... "Iris, we are shut off from it in this life because if any knew its magnificence, life itself would end, for all who are living would seek death. But as the egg must be in the nest for the…” quote by Douglas Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/douglas-clegg-26546_death_it-is-more-magnificent-than-what-i-thoug_1468297.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/douglas-clegg-26546_death_it-is-more-magnificent-than-what-i-thoug_1468297.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/douglas-clegg-26546_death_it-is-more-magnificent-than-what-i-thoug_1468297.jpg) > ““It is more magnificent than what I thought heaven might be, and yet it is all of its wonder, as well.” ... "Iris, we are shut off from it in this life because if any knew its magnificence, life itself would end, for all who are living would seek death. But as the egg must be in the nest for the bird to fly from it, so the living must live and die when nature intends so that the shell may be broken at the point when the living have wings to fly. It is as if in life we are blind, and in death we see. In life we think in error, but in death we know and love and understand.”” [Douglas Clegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-clegg/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Life blinds us to true wonder; death reveals understanding and love beyond mortal limits. **In simple terms:** We see only in death. Key Takeaway Embrace mortality to appreciate life. Themes life death wisdom spirituality Mood melancholic hopeful contemplative Type literary philosophical When to use this quote - grief - spiritual awakening - legacy building Key Concepts philosophy existentialism transcendence Questions to Reflect On - What might you discover if you accepted mortality? - How does fear of death shape your choices? 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