We were born to die
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We were born to die
and we die to live.
As seedlings of God,
we barely blossom on earth;
we fully flower in heaven.
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Meaning
This quote means earthly life is only the beginning of a fuller existence beyond death. It frames mortality as part of a larger spiritual unfolding.
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