I was not sure where I was going, and I could not see what I would do when I got [there]. But you saw further and clearer than I, and you opened the seas before my ship, whose track led me across the waters to a place I had never dreamed of, and which you were even then preparing to be my rescue and my shelter and my home. Thomas Merton
About This Quote

The story of the poet's journey is a metaphor for a person who is stuck in a dream or a state of mind. The speaker, who was not certain of her purpose, yet knew she needed to make a change, was guided by a "higher self" to a new location that would provide the inspiration she needed to continue on her journey.

Source: The Seven Storey Mountain

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