Count That Day Lost by George Eliot Summary
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Count That Day Lost by George Eliot Summary
![Count That Day Lost by George Eliot is a poem about going beyond the Count That Day Lost by George Eliot is a poem about going beyond the](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/a6282fd4ffd4c1c967a5930dc9ec54c8/image-2.jpg)
Count That Day Lost by George Eliot is a poem about going beyond the care and concern for oneself to make someone else happy in order to make a day worth while.
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George Eliot was English and wrote about relationships. Characters: Speaker - Narrator of the poem
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Stanza 1: At the end of the day, if you have done unselfish act to bring "sunshine where it went" then the day was worth the time that one had spent.
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Stanza 2: On the other hand, if the count of any unselfish deeds is zero, then the speaker can say that day is "worse than lost" for there was no "sunshine
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The poem is basically saying that a day spent helping people can be considered a really good day. Even if you do one small thing to help someone in a tiny way, the day has not been lost because of the joy you brought to another person.
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However, if at the end of your day, you can remember nothing that you did that was helpful or comforting or compassionate towards another person, consider the day lost because you had a golden opportunity to be a better person and you missed it.
![When you do a good deed for someone else, you become a better person. When you do a good deed for someone else, you become a better person.](http://slidetodoc.com/presentation_image_h/a6282fd4ffd4c1c967a5930dc9ec54c8/image-8.jpg)
When you do a good deed for someone else, you become a better person.
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