“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”

Variant: ‎"... the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
Source: Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1963), p. 326

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Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytic… 1875–1961

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