“Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.”

Markings (1964)
Context: He who has surrendered himself to it knows that the Way ends on the Cross — even when it is leading him through the jubilation of Gennesaret or the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.

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Swedish diplomat, economist, and author 1905–1961

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