Listen to this when
Timshel
You can't choose what's coming. You can choose who you stand next to when it does. 🤍
Who it's for
The title comes from Steinbeck's East of Eden, where 'timshel' (thou mayest) stands for the freedom to choose, so the song places agency at the centre of facing hard things.
Sad→Comforted
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Timshel" is a short acoustic track by Mumford & Sons from their 2009 debut album Sigh No More, produced by Markus Dravs. The song was inspired by John Steinbeck's novel East of Eden, where "timshel" is the Hebrew word read as "thou mayest" and stands for free will and the choice to seek forgiveness.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).
Before you start
Heads up: Themes of death and mortality.
Age: Ages 12+
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Pain”
