"Within my soul I feel the evidence of my future life. I am like a forest that has been cut down more than once, yet the new growth has more life than ever. I am always rising toward the sky, with the sun shining down on my head. The earth provides abundant sap for me, but heaven lights my way to worlds unknown.
People say the soul is nothing but the effect of our bodily powers at
work. If that were true, then why is my soul becoming brighter as my
body begins to fail? Winter may be filling my head, but an eternal
spring rises from my heart. At this late hour of my life, I smell the
fragrance of lilacs, violets, and roses, just as I did when I was
twenty. And the closer I come to the end of my journey, the more clearly
I hear the immortal symphonies of eternal worlds inviting me to come.
It is awe-inspiring yet profoundly simple."
Victor Hugo (author of
'Les Misérables')
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