A book of meditations. A revealing spiritual self-portrait by one of the great peacmakers of our times. Maturity: Among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play who takes it for granted that he is at one with his playmates. Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions. The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. ...
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A book of meditations. A revealing spiritual self-portrait by one of the great peacmakers of our times. Maturity: Among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play who takes it for granted that he is at one with his playmates. Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions. The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
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This is my all time favorite book. Sometimes I feel like he has written exactly what I have felt during passages of my own life. The man was genius and alone.
introspection
Apr 26, 2007
Markings by Dag Hammarskjold
The book has many written thoughts that can be reviewed in your memory over and over again. Dag Hammarskjold was an unusual, sensitive human being. And I found his book Markings deeply moving.