People · 1980
We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.
— Carl Sagan ‧ Cosmos
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The butterfly comparison makes a short life feel vast to the creature living it. In the same way, people can mistake their brief view of time for something lasting. The line asks us to see our lives from a wider perspective.
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