Question

I have studied many times
The marble which was chiseled for me--
A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor.
In truth it pictures not my destination
But my life.
For love was offered me and I shrank from its disillusionment;
Sorrow knocked at my door, but I was afraid;
Ambition called to me, but I dreaded the chances.
Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life.
And now I know that we must lift the sail
And catch the winds of destiny
Wherever they drive the boat.
To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire--
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

Which lines in the poem suggest that finding meaning in one's life can be very dangerous?
A) "A boat with a furled sail at rest in a harbor."
B) "To put meaning in one's life may end in madness..."
C) "Yet all the while I hungered for meaning in my life."
Eliminate
D) "We must lift the sail..."
And catch the winds of destiny...

Answer 1

the answer is b " to put meaning in one's life may end in madness..."

Answer 2

Answer:

• Option-(B): "To put meaning in one's life may end in madness..."

Explanation:

• The poem is all based upon the requirements or the vision of a human being when he or she is going through an interval of life. As there is a possibility to acquire the results which the person is not expecting to have, while the results can be very unwanted or disappointing in terms of the perceptions of the person who is under consideration.
• There is always the slight chance of uncertainty in ones life which may lead to failure or even to some results that may harm ones expectations.