--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Know yourself as a snowdrift on the sand…" description: "\"“Know yourself as a snowdrift on the sand Heaped for two days, or three, then thawed and gone. (c.1050-c.1123)”\" — Omar Khayyam" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/omar-khayy-m-1787_flower_know-yourself-as-a-snowdrift-on-the-sand_2277258.png" --- # Know yourself as a snowdrift on the sand Heaped for two… ![“Know yourself as a snowdrift on the sand Heaped for two days, or three, then thawed and gone. (c.1050-c.1123)” quote by Omar Khayyam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/omar-khayy-m-1787_flower_know-yourself-as-a-snowdrift-on-the-sand_2277258.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/omar-khayy-m-1787_flower_know-yourself-as-a-snowdrift-on-the-sand_2277258.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/omar-khayy-m-1787_flower_know-yourself-as-a-snowdrift-on-the-sand_2277258.png) > ““Know yourself as a snowdrift on the sand Heaped for two days, or three, then thawed and gone. (c.1050-c.1123)”” [Omar Khayyam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/omar-khayy-m/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Self is fleeting like a snowdrift that forms, melts, and disappears, reminding us of impermanence. **In simple terms:** Self is temporary. Key Takeaway Embrace impermanence. 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