Reflections


No man is an island, entire of itself
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main
if a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were,
as well as if a manor of thy friends or of thine own were
any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind
and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls
it tolls for thee.


-- John Donne

7 comments:

Emma Blowgun said...

I don't get it. Ploise exploin.

iz said...

You know, this guy was the only one I didnt study in English Lit class in final year. Samajh mein aatha hai saala!

Renovatio said...

Ack, my bad. I'm back. I think. I hope.

Princess Consuela Banana Hammock said...

so i got the first two lines ... the rest ... flew above my head ...

iz said...

I'm back. Now you come back.

Renovatio said...

What she said.

That Armchair Philosopher said...

I'm here. Extended sabbatical, I'd call it :)

As for explanations - too long ago, I'd just forget about it!