Boats against the current

What does "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" from The Great Gatsby really mean?

"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And then one fine morning— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." The Great Gatsby Book Quote

“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” F. Scott Fitzgerald

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So we beat on boats against the current borne back ceaselessly into the past

Reflecting on the timeless words of F. Scott Fitzgerald: 'So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.' ✨ Let's embrace the journey, even when the currents of life pull us back. #StoryvilleLetters #GreatGatsbyQuotes #EmbraceTheJourney #LiteraryWisdom #Wisdom #Quotes

💬 10 🔁 29503 ❤️ 20704 · The closing lines of The Great Gatsby, perhaps the most enigmatic in American literature, handwritten by F. Scott Fitzgerald himself.

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Fun fact about F. Scott Fitzgerald: he was a terrible speller. No, really. And his grammar wasn't much better.

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"So we beat on, boats against the current..." F. Scott Fitzgerald [962x641]

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past": the last lines of The Great Gatsby, from the 1925 first edition. (BRB 100274)

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What does "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past" from The Great Gatsby really mean?