This Meditation 17 phrase means what?

Question

In "meditation 17," the phrase "ask not for whom the bell tolls, the bell tolls for thee" means

a.everyone needs to do his or her part

b.one man's death should affect us all since we are all mankind.

c.death comes to all of us

d.both b and c

Answer 1

Visit http://www.meditationsguide.com for more info

Answer 2

D.

Answer 3

d

Answer 4

Numbers 23:19

19 God is not a man, that he should lie,  

       nor a son of man, that he should change his mind.  

       Does he speak and then not act?  

       Does he promise and not fulfill?

1 Timothy 2:5

5For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Answer 5

In its immediate context, B is the stronger connection, though C is although a present theme.

That's not to say I agree with Donne.

" No man hath affliction enough that is not matured and ripened by it, and made fit for God by that affliction. "

Hmm.  

I've seen enough people broken by their affliction.

It's not always the doorway to insight and character.