Our Moral Duty – June 10, 2022
“Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves, more and more peace, and to reflect it toward others. And the more peace there is in us, the more peace there will also be in our troubled world.” ―Etty Hillesum, “29 September”, in An Interrupted Life: The Diaries, 1941-1943 and […]
For Future Generations – June 9, 2022
“Living and dying, sorrow and joy, the blisters on my feet and the jasmine behind the house, the persecution, the unspeakable horrors: it is all as one in me, and I accept it all as one mighty whole and begin to grasp it better if only for myself, without being able to explain to anyone […]
Carrying the Wounds – June 8, 2022
“Even if we stay alive, we shall carry the wounds with us throughout our lives. And yet I don’t think that life is meaningless. And God is not accountable to us for the senseless harm we do to one another… I’ve already died a thousand times in a thousand concentration camps. I know about everything […]
Bearing Sorrow – June 7, 2022
“And you must be able to bear your sorrow; even if it seems to crush you, you will be able to stand up again, for human beings are so strong, and your sorrow must become an integral part of yourself; you mustn’t run away from it but bear it like an adult. Do not relieve […]
