The Goal by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The poem explores the idea that humanity's ultimate goal is to attain spiritual enlightenment and unity with the divine. It describes a journey where the speaker seeks to transcend worldly desires and limitations, striving to reach a state of perfection and oneness with God. Through this quest, the speaker hopes to find eternal peace, love, and happiness.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1887 · Genre: Poetry, Spirituality, Philosophy · 284 words
First lines
All roads that lead to God are good; What matters it, your faith, or mine; Both centre at the goal divine Of love's eternal Brotherhood.
The kindly life in house or street; The life of prayer, and mystic rite; The student's search for truth and light; These paths at one great junction meet.
Before the oldest book was writ, Full many a prehistoric soul Arrived at this unchanging goal, Through changeless love, that led to it.
What matters that one found his Christ In rising sun, or burning fire; If faith within him did not tire, His longing for the truth sufficed.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1887 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Spirituality, Philosophy, Religious, Inspirational
- Length: 284 words
- Structure: 1 section, 7 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The text is structured in verse and employs rhyme and meter.
- Spirituality — The themes revolve around faith, divine love, and the search for truth.
- Philosophy — The work explores philosophical ideas about the nature of belief and the universality of spiritual paths.
- Religious — It discusses various religious beliefs and their common goal of divine love.
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Romance · Poetry · Love · Relationships · Marriage · Society · Class · Status · Wealth · Materialism · Spirituality · Self-discovery