DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL BY T.S. ELIOT

A legacy of benefits ---------- until they die.

REFERENCE

(i) Poem: Departure and Arrival

(ii) Poet: Thomas Stearns Eliot

CONTEXT
(i) Occurrence: Lines 25-27/36

(ii) Content: In this poem the poet expressed an abiding idealism and optimism. He asks the people to greet the new century which is coming with new gifts and capabilities. He advises them to work harder than their ancestors to make the world a better place for the coming generations.

EXPLANATION

    In these lines the poet says that actions and deeds of people are immortal. These do not die with the death of people. These survive with the coming generations as a legacy. History is replete with the people who performed great actions and deeds. These are the writers, scientists and teachers etc who worked hard all their lives for the welfare and good of their generation and the coming ones. The poet wishes that "we", i.e., the inhabitants of the twentieth century should also labour hard continuously till our death so that the coming generations may remember us a "heroes" for our sublime actions and deeds.

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