Life is But A Dream #
November 14th, 2008 | In Worth Considering
Like Mr. Kottke, I’d never considered the meaning of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.”
The final line, “Life is but a dream,” is perhaps the most meaningful. With a religious point of view, life and the physical plane may be regarded as having equivalent value as that of a dream, such that troubles are seen in the context of a lesser reality once one has awakened. Conversely, the line can just as equally convey nihilist sentiments on the meaninglessness of man’s actions