Felix Adler (1851–1933) German American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, and lecturer
Section 1 : The Meaning of Life
Life and Destiny (1913)
“Here are two kinds of light, the light on the hither side of the darkness and the light beyond the darkness.”
Section 1 : The Meaning of Life
Founding Address (1876), Life and Destiny (1913)
Context: Here are two kinds of light, the light on the hither side of the darkness and the light beyond the darkness. We must press on through the darkness and the terror of it if we would reach the holier light beyond.
We are here — no matter who put us here, or how we came here — to fulfil a task. We cannot afford to go of our own volition until the last item of our duty is discharged.
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