And if I remain in the dark about our purpose here, and the meaning of eternity, I have nevertheless arrived at a few more modest truths: Most of us fear death. Most of us yearn to comprehend how we got here and why - which is to say, most of us ache to know the love of our creator. And we will no doubt feel that ache, most of us, for as long as we happen to be alive.
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Jon Krakauer, “Under the Banner of Heaven”
What I’m a big old divinity school student now, right? Deal with it. I think this is beautiful.
