This poem depicts the battle between our human ability to become divine and our necessity to be earthy. The poem's speaker mentions persons who were "really wonderful" (line 1). He muses on them, recalling paradise and God, and contrasts them with our distracted world. This shows that even though we can achieve greatness, we need to keep ourselves humble at all times. In conclusion, this poem means that we need to avoid becoming proud because no one is truly great alone. We should help others if we want to be like Jesus who sacrificed himself for us.