IN THE LIGHT OF eternity, time casts no shadow. Your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions. But what is it that the old women see? We see necessity, and we do the things that must be done. Young women don't see-they are, and the spring of life runs through them. Ours is the guarding of the spring, ours the shielding of the light we have lit, the flame that we are. What have I seen? You are the vision of my youth, the constant dream of all my ages.
In this reflective passage, the author contemplates the nature of time and vision. While time is fleeting and insignificant in the grand scheme of eternity, the perspectives of different generations highlight contrasting life experiences. Older men and women dream and see visions, yet it is the older women who focus on necessity and action, safeguarding the vitality of life. Young women embody life itself, carrying the spring of youth.
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