MarkingsKnopf, 1964 - 222 sidor The author left behind the manuscript of this book to be published after his death. It is a remarkable record of the spiritual life of a man whose public image was universally known and admired--a record that reveals the extent of his commitment to the Way of the Cross. He felt he gave the only true profile of himself. Lacking as it does any reference to the external world, the book constitutes only half a portrait. But as we read it, the outer image of the Secretary-General persists and heightens the sense of loneliness he conveys, the severity with which he marked his own spiritual conduct and measured the integrity of his soul, his conception of life as a summons, and his premonition of death. Many will read this book primarily as a unique historical document; many will find in its meditations an unusual devotional book. But, above all, almost every reader is bound to feel, with Auden, that he has had "the privilege of being in contact with a great, good and lovable man." |
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... Choose your opponents . To the wrong ones , you cannot afford to give a thought , but you must help the right ones , help them and yourself in a contest without tension . To remain a recipient out of humility . And preserve 132.
... Choose your opponents . To the wrong ones , you cannot afford to give a thought , but you must help the right ones , help them and yourself in a contest without tension . To remain a recipient out of humility . And preserve 132.
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... remain tied to our name or , at least , that future generations shall understand why and how we acted . At times it seems to us that the bitterness we feel when we fail at an attempted task lies in this : that our failure will condemn ...
... remain tied to our name or , at least , that future generations shall understand why and how we acted . At times it seems to us that the bitterness we feel when we fail at an attempted task lies in this : that our failure will condemn ...
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... remain purely as a means . O 9.3.57 " To forgive oneself " ― ? No , that doesn't work : we have to be forgiven . But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive . Your responsibility is indeed terrifying . If you ...
... remain purely as a means . O 9.3.57 " To forgive oneself " ― ? No , that doesn't work : we have to be forgiven . But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive . Your responsibility is indeed terrifying . If you ...
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