Emily Dickinson The Goal

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…determined, focused life will be when we die, having achieved our goal or not, because "eternity enables the endeavoring again" (l. 19-20). Whether you interpret this last line to mean that your earthly desire will be fulfilled coincided with spiritual fulfillment and enlightenment, or that the grandeur of heaven will be so magnificent that your seemingly unattainable goal in life will appear petty, Dickinson is successful in her attempts to encourage others to greatness.