Feel Quote by Samuel Beckett
““All will grow dark again. And it is without excessive sorrow that I see us again as we are, namely to be removed grain by grain until the hand, wearied, begins to play, scooping us up and lettings us trickle back into the same place, dreamily as the saying is. For I knew it would be so, even as I said, At last! And I must say that to me at least and for as long as I can remember the sensation is familiar of a blind and tired hand delving feebly in my particles and letting them trickle between its fingers. And sometimes, when all is quiet, I feel it plunged in me up to the elbow, but gentle, and as though sleeping. But soon it stirs, wakes, fondles, clutches, ransacks, ravages, avenging its failure to scatter me with one sweep.””
About This Quote
Source Play: Endgame by Samuel Beckett, 1957
Life is portrayed as a gradual erosion of self, where existence feels worn down piece by piece until it is finally reclaimed by oblivion.
In simple terms: Existence erodes like grains of sand, ending in quiet oblivion.
Key Takeaway
Accept impermanence and find meaning despite decay.
Themes
mortality
existentialism
human condition
Mood
somber
contemplative
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- grief
- aging
- creative process
- spiritual contemplation
Key Concepts
nihilism
absurdity
time
entropy
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you find purpose amid inevitable decline?
- What rituals help you honor fleeting moments?
A Different Perspective
The vivid metaphor may obscure practical coping strategies.
