“You can make a little Eden of the sphere you occupy.”
- Source
- Poems of Power
- Date
- 1903
Meaning of “You can make a little Eden of the…”
The line narrows improvement to the area a person can actually influence, suggesting that better conduct and kinder action can make a local environment more humane.
Where does it come from?
Poems of Power, “Wishing,” published 1903; Project Gutenberg #6667. The surrounding stanzas urge personal action when wishing for a better, wiser or happier world.