Reverence for Life – "Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben"
A brotherhood of those who bare the mark of pain. Who are
the members of the brotherhood? Those who have learned by experience of
physical pain and bodily anguish belong together all over the world. They are
united by a secrete bound.
One must be careful to not to mix himself up uninvited in
other people’s business. On the other hand, one must not forget the danger
looking and reserve which daily life forces on all of us. We cannot let
ourselves get through into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute
stranger. No man is ever a completely stranger to his fellow man. Man belongs
to men. Man has claims on men. Our reserve is condemned to be broken down by
the claims of the heart, and thus all of us get into a position where we must
reach out and to one of our fellow man become ourselves a man.
a desk, some books, and his old piano, these are all his
needs to carry on his work in philosophy, theology, and music… work that may
never be finished because there are claims on his heart.
