Sorin Cerin - Illumination

SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION
SORIN CERIN
ILLUMINATION
aphorisms
Copyright SORIN CERIN 2011 for English !rsion Sorin C!rin" All rights r!s!r !#" No part of this p$%li&ations may %! r!pro#$&!#' stor!# in a r!tri! al syst!m or transmit!# in any form or %y any m!ans' !l!&troni&' m!&hani&al' r!&or#ing or oth!r(is!' (itho$t th! prior (ritt!n p!rmission of Sorin C!rin" Man$fa&t$r!# in th! Unit!# Stat!s of Am!ri&a
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1. Th! ill$mination is th! p!rf!&tion of th! a%sol$t! of $s" 2. Only %y ill$minating (! &an s!! th! tr$! 3i in! Light' %oth in th! glo( of happin!ss #ay an# in th! #ar4n!ss of night of s$ff!rings" 3. St!ps to(ar#s !nlight!nm!nt m$st not %! ma#! (ith arrogan&!' infat$ation or pri#! %!&a$s! thro$gh ill$mination #o!s not ha ! to yo$ fin# oth!rs on yo$ %$t yo$ on yo$ yo$rs!lf" 4. N! !r th! strang!r of yo$' may not r!&!i ! ill$mination5 5. Th!r! is no ill$mination (itho$t lo ! an# hop!"
6. Lo ! an# hop! ar! th! pillars of ill$mination an# th! tr$th is h!r so$l" 7. Smil!s in th! fa&! of any s$ff!ring of lif! %!&a$s! th!y ar! all fl!!ting apart from th! mom!nt (h!n yo$ (ill %!&om! !t!rnally thro$gh th! 3i in! Light that g$i#!s yo$ to(ar# p!rf!&tion" 8. Ill$mination paths ar! #i i#!# %!t(!!n th! po(!r of to lo !' an# hop! of to $n#!rstan# th! goo# an# ! il" 9. )oth th! goo# has his ! il' an# th! ! il has his goo#" 10. It n! !r s!parat!s goo# from ! il if yo$ (ant to &lim% th! h!ights of ill$mination' %$t try to s!! in !a&h of th!m as th!ir m!aning an# th!ir opposit!s" 11. Th! p!a4 of ill$mination is &all!# th! p!a&! (ith yo$rs!lf" 12. 6!a&! (ith yo$rs!lf is th! har#!st p!a&! %!t(!!n all" 13. 3o not %! sa# if yo$ (ill s!! ho( th! &lo$#s of anity &o !rs th! s$n yo$r hop!s %!&a$s! an#
th!y ha ! th!ir mission' th!ir s$n' (hos! glo( (o$l# h!lp yo$rs!lf som!tim!" 14. 3o not fro(n on th! myst!ry of th! f$t$r! nor on th! $n*4no(l!#g! %!&a$s! if (o$l# not %! th! $n* 4no(l!#g!' yo$' yo$ ha ! not mor! ha ! th! 4no(l!#g! an# if not (o$l# %! th! f$t$r! yo$ ha ! not mor! ha# no past" 15. Th!r! is no r!ally (is!' (ho to ass!rt that (o$l# 4no( th! a%sol$t! tr$th of th! (orl#' %$t only (is! (ho to s$pport that tr$! (is#om is that on! (hi&h !7plain yo$r th! infinity of th! o&!an of $n*4no(l!#g!" 16. A%sol$t! Tr$th is th! infinit! of 3i in! Light" 17. 8h!n (ill f!!l th! happin!ss in s$ff!ring an# th! s$ff!ring into happin!ss (ill ma4! th! first st!p to(ar# ill$mination" 18. Th! on! (hi&h &om%ats harshly th! ! il' all so' &om%ats an# th! goo#' on (hi&h it has that ! il" 19. Th! so&i!ty is th! most ! il ma&hin!ry ! !r &r!at!# %y r!ligion' (h!th!r it is &all!# moral' r$l!s' or prin&ipl!s' it (ill al(ays r!main a r!ligion"
20. Tr$! r!ligion &onsists in th! ill$mination of s!lf of !a&h man" 21. Any so*&all!# r!ligion (ill ha ! a sh!ph!r# (ho an# l!a#s his flo&4' an# not a sh!!p in th! mi##l! of a flo&4 of sh!ph!r#s" 22. 9r!!#om is th! ra#ian&! of ill$mination" E !n in th! to$gh!st prisons of %o#y th! on! ill$minat!# (ill al(ays r!main fr!!" 23. :o$;ll n! !r s$&&!!# to ma4! p!a&! (ith yo$rs!lf' (itho$t $n#!rstan#ing that th! only tr$th (hat is yo$r #!stin!#' is !t!rnity of mom!nt of yo$r o(n #!ath' thro$gh (hi&h r!%orn !t!rnally" 24. E !n if yo$ &om! from !t!rnity' this (as %ro4!n thro$gh yo$r %irth' as #!ath has a %!ginning an# th! !t!rnity of #!ath it %r!a4s thro$gh lif! %!&oming !t!rnal lif!" 25. E !ry' has a %!ginning' an# %irth has th! %!ginning of lif!' or #!ath has th! %!ginning of th! aft!r*(orl#" This #!monstrat!s that an# #!ath is a lif! at h!r t$rn" 26. E !rything that has a %!ginning !n#s in o$r (orl#" A %!ginning (hi&h it (o$l# not !n#' as
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(o$l# %! th! (orl# of #!ath (hat s!!ms to $s !t!rnal' (o$l# fin# th! !n# in h!r o(n %!ginning' %!&a$s! th! a%sol$t! infinity has no %!ginning an# no !n#" 27. Th! only tr$! r!ligion is (h!n yo$ &omm$ni&at! (ith th! <o# of yo$" 28. R!ligion is th! ol#!st impost$r! of man alongsi#! forni&ation" 29. To him $n#!rstan# <o#' yo$ (ill n!!# of any som!thing !ls! oth!r than r!ligion" 30. R!ligion is (illf$l sha&4ling of th! min# that s!!4s th! fr!!#om of <o#;s light" 31. )!(ar! of r!ligion if yo$ #o not (ant to fall in sin" 32. R!ligion has #on! mor! #!aths than many %loo#y #i&tators to on! pla&!" 33. )!t(!!n r!ligion an# <o# is th! gr!at &hasm (ith nam! of fr!!#om"
34. R!ligion is th! saf!st path to him r!mo ! th! man from th! tr$! <o# an# of r!pla&! him on this (ith th! on! fals! an# #!str$&ti !" 35. Th!r! &an !7ists mor! in!ptit$#! than to affirm that <o# is r!ligio$s an# prays for $s" Thro$gh pray!r' <o# %!&om!s (!a4 an# impot!nt %!&a$s! a&&!pt anoth!r for&! (hi&h to his a&&!pt pray!r" 36. R!ligion is th! art of 4no(ing ho( to s!ll th! so$ls an# th! &h$r&h is th! stall on that &an !7pos! th!m" 37. Any r!ligion is a #ogma h$miliating to a##r!ss =is <o#" 38. <o# #o!s not n!!# of o$r pray!r %!&a$s! it has no (!a4n!ss!s' ho(! !r if (! f!!l fr!!r praying $s' mor! #o(nloa#!# from (orri!s' not (! ha ! only to #o it" 39. Thro$gh pray!r (! h!lp o$rs!l !s an# not <o#" 40. <o# oppos!s to any r!ligion %!&a$s! &an not %! #ogmati&" 41. <o# #i# not &r!at! a man mor! holy than anoth!r"
42. E il is as #i in! as an# <oo#' %!&a$s! %oth l!a# to th! ! ol$tion an# progr!ss" 43. Th! most n!&!ssary of <oo# ><o#? is E il >Satan? to ma4! shin! th! <oo#' as th! most n!&!ssary of E il is <oo#" 44. E il >Satan? &an p$sh th! <oo# ><o#? to(ar# a <oo# mor! prono$n&!# than it (as %!for!' an#' E il to %!&om! in his t$rn mor! high <oo#' than it (as th! <oo# %!for!" 45. 3i in! Light' (hi&h is th! A%sol$t! <o# has in =!r th! infinity' %oth th! t(o opposit!s of <oo# an# E il' as an# an infinity of oth!r opposit!s' fa&! of th!m" 46. At th! Lor#;s 6ray!r' for thos! (ho f!!l fr!! thro$gh pray!r' inst!a# of O$r 9ath!r (ill say 3i in! Light' so, 3i in! Light' 8ho is in h!a !n' =oly is :o$r Nam!@ :o$r 4ing#om &om!' :o$r (ill %! #on!' on !arth as it is in h!a !n" <i ! $s this #ay o$r #aily %r!a#' an# forgi ! $s o$r sins' as (! forgi ! thos! (ho sin against $s" Am!n5
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6ray!r (ill !n# h!r! %!for!, AL!a# $s not into t!mptationA %!&a$s! th! 3i in! Light (hi&h is <o#' &an %ring $s not into t!mptation ! !r" 47. Th! tr$! <o# (ho is th! Light 3i in! is Satan' th! gr!at!st pion!!r of h$manity' th! on! (ho r!mo ! al(ays goo# in ! i#!n&!5 48. Satan is th! gr!at <oo# of th! (orl# %!&a$s! thro$gh him all th! on!s (ho ha ! a &omforta%l! lif! thro$gh th! r!ligio$s <oo#' &an %! anytim! #oom!# to fail$r!" 49. R!ligions o%lig! yo$ for&i%ly to th!m a&&!pt th! goo#' (h!n Satan gi !s yo$ th! fr!!#om to &hoos!" 50. Th! tr$! 3! il ar! &!rtain r!ligions that &laim to it prais! on <o# to fill th! po&4!ts of th! pri!sts" 51. )!t(!!n E il' 3! il' an# Satan is a %ig g$lf' %!&a$s! th! 3! il an# E il may %! ! !n so*&all!# r!ligions of th! <oo# (hi&h for&ing yo$ to %!&om! th!ir sla !" 52. <o# is th! on! (hi&h not a&&!pt #ogmas' r!ligions' an# no is not a (!a4 p!rsonag! (ho prays for =is &r!ation (hi&h yo$ ar!"
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53. Ol# Satanism thro$gh (hi&h (!r! ma#! all sorts of p!r !rs! pra&ti&!s is so*&all!# goo# 3i in! of r!ligions' in th! stat! his primary" Thro$gh him th! r!ligions sho(!# th!ir s$p!riority" 54. Satanism m!ans th! fr!!#om of in#i i#$al (itho$t to hamp!r an# th! fr!!#om of oth!rs in#i i#$als' ho( ma4!s B!(ish Christianity' or oth!r r!ligions" 55. It is only nat$ral that r!ligions to s!! monst!rs in Satan >E il?' (hi&h th!m gi !s shin! %!&a$s! oth!r(is! th!r! (o$l# %! no" 56. To yo$rs!lf pray at Satan is th! tr$! irt$! of man ali!nat!# %y th! p!r !rsion of r!ligions"
57. Lo ! is th! nostalgia of <o# a%o$t o$r s$ff!ring !m%o#i!# in th! #$st of m!mory a%o$t th! ill$sion an# #!stiny" 58. A smil! of lo ! (itho$t th! spring of hop! (o$l# %! as a (a ! (itho$t its o(n o&!an" 59. L!a ! yo$r h!art in th! (or# from (hi&h yo$ ha ! in&arnat!#' to %!at for lo !' of sal ation of h!r o(n #!stiny5
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60. I #o not thin4 (! (ill ! !r $n#!rstan# th! o#! thro$gh (hi&h th! %$#s of spring prais! th! gr!atn!ss of nat$r! of o$r o(n lo !" 61. At th! !#g! of h!art yo$ &an fall in any tim! into th! a%yss of forg!tf$ln!ss of s!lf" 62. Only a mis!ra%l! may %! afrai# of lo !5 63. Only a so$l aiml!ssly &an to mo&4 th! lo ! (h!n it &ross!s th! str!!t of his lif!" 64. L!t yo$r' han# of yo$r 3!stiny to %! &a$ght of th! mom!nt of lo ! at th! shor! of (hirling o&!an of lif!" 65. 8hat longing' has forgot' ! !r' to s$ff!rC 66. Th!r! is p!a&! %!t(!!n thos! (ho &an not lo ! ho( th!r! &an %! no (ar %!t(!!n thos! (ho #o not %!li! ! in lo !" 67. L!t' th! (or# holin!ss' (itho$t lo !' an# loo4 at yo$r !y!s in th! mirror of yo$r so$l" Th!s!' still loo4 li4! yo$C If so' yo$ (!r! %orn in ain5
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 68. 3o not t!ll m! (hat is #!ath' if yo$ &an not $n#!rstan# not ! !n th! lo !" 69. Th! ros!s of yo$r smil! (ill %$rst into %$#s !t!rnally' in my so$l' ma4ing m! li ! for! !r th! spring of o$r gr!at lo !" 70. 8hi&h longing is not n!stl!# in th! hot %!# &loth!s' of lo !C 71. I &an not %!li! ! in #!ath' as long as th!r! is th! !n#l!ss shor! of lo !' (h!r! ! !ry mom!nt has its o(n !t!rnity" 72. 8hat !t!rnity &an %! &ompar!# to yo$r h!artC 73. 8hat a$t$mn of lo !' not %! miss in th! !li7ir of !t!rnityC 74. 8! ar! th! f!ath!r (ith (hi&h th! <o# (rit!s his tho$ghts' %y lo ing" 75. =! (ho not %!li! !s in hop! &an not %!li! ! in <o#" 76. <o# is a%o ! all' th! hop! of lo ! from $s"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 77. 8! ar! all $ltimat!ly for&!# to (rit! $s th! history of lo ! on th! %la&4%oar# of #!ath" 78. =o( &los! from o$r s!l !s &an %! th! ang!l of lo ! in a (orl# (h!r! #!ath is man#atoryC 79. =a ! I &o$l# lo ! if th!r! (!r! no th! #!athC 80. =o( (o$l# %! th! flight of f!!lings' if' th!s!' n! !r' (o$l# not 4no( th! (ing of #!athC 81. 8itho$t lo !' th! lif! (o$l# %! an !t!rnal r!D$i!m s$ng to f$tility" 82. 8hat !ls! is l!ft of $s than th! lo ! (hat &an sit at th! ta%l! of light ang!lsC 83. 8hat sp!ll &an ha ! th! h!art t$rn!# into ston!' in front of a gr!at lo !C 84. 6assion (itho$t lo ! is a s4y (itho$t stars"
85. 8hat (o$l# %! tr$! from o$rs!l !s' if (! #on;t ha !' !a&h' th! o(n star' (hi&h to fa&! th! !t!rnity of th! Uni !rs!C 86. 8hi&h (a ! may l!a ! his o&!an' or (hi&h man' th! #!athC
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87. Th! poor!st so$l is not th! on! (ho s$ff!r %$t th! on! (ho &an gi ! lo !" 88. Th! on! (ho l!arns to lo ! #i# not $n#!rstan# anything from lo !" 89. =o( many #r!ams (ill %! lost in o%li ion of th! #!stiny of #!ath' $ntil (! l!arn ho( m$&h (! n!!# lo !C 90. An# th!n I ha ! f!lt th! (ing of yo$r gaE! that &arri!# m! %!yon# th! #!ath from m!' to(ar#s th! !t!rnity of o$r $niD$! %!ing' (h!r! o$r so$ls mat! %!&om! an a%sol$t! part of it" 91. =o( (orth' th! pl!as$r!s of lif!' if yo$ (ill not n! !r 4no( (hat lo ! isC 92. Ea&h ro$t! has its o(n st!ps' (hi&h to trampl! it' as !a&h #!stiny is a (ay to(ar#s #!ath' of lif! ho( (ill %! #!finiti ! trampl!# $n#!rfoot %y th! sa io$r o%li ion' of th! !t!rnity of lo ! from $s" 93. A lif! (itho$t lo ! is li4! a ho$s! (itho$t (in#o(s (h!r! th! 3i in! Light of tr$th (ill n! !r %! a%l! to p!n!trat!"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 94. 8hat (! may %! (itho$t of lo !C Nothing5 That r!mains of thos! (ho &an not lo !" 95. 8hi&h o&!an' has not has' its shor!s' an# (hi&h man' his #!athC 96. 8hat !ls! &an %! sin&!rity in lo !' than ma#n!ss' f$lfillm!nt' or str$ggl! an# imm!as$ra%ilityC 97. Rath!r' yo$ (ill $n#!rstan# yo$r o(n #!ath than th! gr!at lo ! of th! h!art that has fo$n# h!r so$l mat!" 98. 8itho$t lo ! (! (!r! %orn ol#!r than o$r o(n tim!" 99. 8hi&h t!ar of longing' not light' (ith th! 3i in! Light in him' th! #ar4n!ss of anity of this (orl# that oft!n forg!ts to lo !" 100. Th! on! (ho not %!li! !s in his so$l mat!' is #!part from th! star of !t!rnity of his h!art that &an %!long only to th! t(o #!stini!s pairs" 101. 102. Ea&h lo ! is a po!m of #!stiny" In lo ! th!r! is no math!mati&s only f!!ling"
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103. E !n if th! (!ath!r' has its h!r lo !' lo ! (ill n! !r ha# its (!ath!r' %$t only h!r !t!rnal f$lfillm!nt' %!yon# tim!' o%sta&l!s or fronti!rs" Th!r!for! th! (!ath!r (ill not ! !r $n#!rstan# its!lf (ith lo !" 104. =o( many thorns' of th! mom!nts' (! n!!# to $n#!rstan# that th! !ntir! o$r lif! is a sp!&4 of #$st from th! %loo#y h!art of a mom!nt (h!r! (! (ill 4no(' irr!m!#ia%ly' th! f$lfillm!nt of o$r astral #!stiny' alongsi#! o$r so$l mat!" 105. :o$ %!&am! th! po!m of my lif! %!&a$s! I lo ! yo$ mor! than th!y manag!# all th! #i in! !rs!s of th! (orl#' to (ant th! ra#ian&! of &!rtain !y!s' %!&a$s! yo$r !y!s s!!ms #!ta&h!# from th! astral fir! of <o# (ho ga ! lif! of th! (orl#s" 106. :o$r an&!stors fin# th!ir f$lfillm!nt in yo$r lo !' %!&a$s! an# th!y ha ! lo !#' in th!ir t$rn' in or#!r to f$lfill yo$r o(n 3!stiny" 107. 3o not #!part' ! !r' from th! shor! of yo$r lo !' if yo$ #on;t (ant to #ro(n in th! toils of anity 108. Th!r! ar! no t!ars #ry $p in lo !"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 109. =o( #ar4n!ss &an !n#$r! thos! (ho #o not a&&!pt th! 3i in! Light of lo !C 110. 3ri ! a(ay th! #ar4n!ss of yo$r !y!s thro$gh lo !" 111. =! (ho (ants to l!arn th! (ay of lo !' first' sho$l# it #is&o !rs th! <o#" 112. In lo ! th!r! &an %! no r! !ng! or hatr!# %!&a$s! %oth ar! ali!n to th! <o# of o$r lo !' %y (hi&h (! $n#!rstan# or !m%ra&! th! !y!s of o$r so$l mat!" 113. Th! p$rpos! of th! lo ! is th! !t!rnity"
114. 8hi&h lo !' has not has its #!stiny of its o(n str$ggl!C 115. 9ar from #!ath &an only %! th! lo !' ho( forgot #!finiti !ly of lif!" 116. )!hin# th! lo ! yo$ (ill fin# th! profan! of nat$r! &hain!# of #!sir! immortality' as %!for! lo ! is F$st th! san&tity of sal ation %orn from th! !t!rnity of #!!pn!ss of <o# (ho has no n!!# for immortality %!&a$s! h! has n! !r 4no(n th! #!ath"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 117. Th! high!st mo$ntain of hop! &an %! a&hi! !# only %y th! san&tity of lo !" 118. =o( (o$l# sho( th! s$nris! in a (orl# (itho$t lo !C 8o$l# th!y %! a%l! to %anish ! !r th! night of anityC 119. 1+" )!yon# #r!am th! lo ! %!&om!s 3!stiny" 120. 10" 8h!n th! sno( of tim! (ill &o !r th! tra&!s of lo ! in yo$r h!art' r!m!m%!r that th!y ha ! n! !r !7ist!# if th!y #i# not %$rn !no$gh har# for to t$rn all sno( fla4!s of mom!nts into str!ams that floo#s th! o%li ion for! !r" 121. I hop! som!#ay th! light to $n#!rstan# th! s$ns!t ho( (ill ris! th! #a(n of th! hop! from yo$r so$l ra ag!# %y ! il' %$t n! !r %y th! lo !' that li4! th! #a(n' (ill %! r!%orn on&! (ith yo$' $n#!rstan#ing th! !t!rnity of yo$r o(n #!stiny" 122. 3o not hop! in th! harmony of !t!rnity if yo$ ha ! n! !r r!ally lo !#" 123. To lo ! m!ans a%o ! all to 4no( th! <o# from yo$r #i in! light"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 124. Only lo ! &an $n#!rstan# #!ath as a r!%irth an# lif! as a #!ath" 125. Lo ! is longing that it h$rts aft!r th! light of #i inity in $s on (hi&h (! hop! to fin# at th! oth!r" 126. Lo ! is th! s$%lim! !n!rgy thro$gh (hi&h o$r so$l &an i%rat! at on! tim! (ith th! Uni !rs!" 127. I am th! str$ggl!' myst!ry an# lo !' in a (orl# (h!r! ! !rything %!&om!s #$ll an# sa#" I am th! hop!' flight an# longing' in a (orl# (h!r! th! (ings ar! %!&oming h!a i!r" 128. To %! in lo ! m!ans to f!!l' an# to #i! in lo ! m!ans to forg!t" 129. Th! longing is th! &ro(n of thorns thro$gh (hi&h th! lo ! it is sa !# %!&oming th! holy" 130. Th! o&!an of !t!rnity for! !r $nit!s th! gr!at ri !rs of lo ! an# #!ath $n#!r on! roof" 131. In lo !' (ill yo$ not #!sir!' th! priority n! !r' %!&a$s! th! !ntir! s4y of passions of this (orl# may &ollaps! on yo$' forg!tting of pi!ty of th! holin!ss"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 132. 3o not thro( yo$r lo ! to th! #$sty roa#s of o%li ion %!&a$s! th!y (ill not ! !r l!a# to yo$r so$l" 133. To say' that yo$ lo !' is an as&!nsion' %$t not on! %ig !no$gh' as th! on! of lo ing' in sil!n&!" 134. Along (ith hop!' th! lo ! %!&om!s D$!!n"
135. 8hat &lo$#' has not ha# finally' his rain' an# (hi&h lo !' h!r s$ff!ringC 136. E !n if yo$; ! %$ilt a pala&! of lo !' to h! (ho #o!s not lo !' all in ain' %!&a$s! for him' F$st a #!solat! sha&4 (ill %!' yo$r lo !" 137. 3o not t$rn yo$r %a&4 to th! lo !' (itho$t to loo4 yo$ %!for! this' at th! fa&! of #!ath" 138. Th! s$n of lo ! (ill ris! on yo$r str!!t F$st (h!n yo$;ll %! r!ally alon!' sin&!r! an# ali !' fa&! of yo$ o(n s!lf" 139. 8hat (o$l# (! #o (itho$t th! %itt!r rain of s$ff!ring' (hi&h (ash!s' (ith m!mori!s' th! pa !m!nt of lo !C
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 140. L!a ! th! horiEon of th! passions' to &an lo !' till an# th! s$ff!ring of longing' %!&a$s! only th!n yo$ (ill $n#!rstan# th! s!ns! of lo ! an# #!ath" 141. =! (ho #i!s' &los!s for! !r th! #oors of lif! %!hin# him %$t not thos! of lo ! thro$gh (hi&h pass <o#;s longing from (hi&h' th! m!mory (as form!#" 142. =o( &los!# I f!!l th! !y!s of yo$r h!art to(ar#s th! longing of th! !t!rnity (hat sho( $s th! mom!nt (hi&h (ill hi#! $s from th! #ying (orl#" 143. I sho$l# $n#!rstan# th! #!ath if th!r! (o$l# not %! th! lif!" 144. 8! !7ist in th! (orl# of #istan&!s ! !n an# of o$rs!l !s" 145. Lo ! is th! gol#!n #ia#!m (hat is hi##!n $n#!r th! %anality of this (orl#' an# (h!n yo$ fin# it yo$ $n#!rstan# th! &r$&ial importan&! of ! !ry mom!nt of yo$r lif!" 146. Th! lo !s ar! th! t!ars of fir! of this (orl# (hi&h %$rn th! forg!ttings' &ons$ming th!m (ith th!ir ar#or' for ! !r"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 147. 8hat is lo !C 9or this loo4 right in th! !y!s of th! #!ath an# F$#g! yo$rs!lf" 148. Th! (orl# is %$ilt of th! sol!s stain!# (ith %loo# of th! longing &$t %y shar#s of lo !"
149. At th! gat!s of lo ! #o not ! !r !7p!&t th! p!a&! 4!!p!rs"

150. B$st lo ing yo$ (ill $n#!rstan# th! m!aning of lif! an# #!ath" 151. 8h!n th! s$n of lo !' go!s #o(n' is spr!a# th! t!ar of night from th! h!art of anity of this (orl#" 152. Th!r! !7ists not th! longing that &an smil! to th! f$t$r! that has no past in his h!art" 153. N! !r go on th! path of !y!s that 4no( not to &ry' to forgi !' or r!&!i ! th! 3i in! Light of lo ! in th!ir so$l" 154. =o( in lo ! th!r! (as n! !r a proph!t of th! f$t$r!' th!r! (as no proph!t (itho$t lo !" 155. Th!r! is no mor! holin!ss than lo !"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 156. 8h!n yo$ lo ! yo$ &an n! !r %! alon!"
157. Last 8or# m!anings of th! #i in! %r!ath of $s !n#s at th! gat!s of #!ath an# lo !" 158. 8hat s&$lptor &an %r!a4 th! ro&4 of lo ! to #is&!rn it th! imag!C 159. Ea&h #rop of th! mom!nt that (ash!s th! t!ar of o$r tim! &o$l# %!&om! an !t!rnity for o$r f$lfillm!nt' thro$gh lo !" 160. =o( !mptin!ss &o$l# in&l$#! forg!tf$ln!ss of longing of lo ! from $sC th!
161. Th! h!art (hi&h #o!snGt 4no( to %!at th! o%li ion' (ill r!main th! sla ! of th! anity of th! o&!an t!ars of th! lost hop!s of lo !" 162. Th! nam! of lo ! is (ritt!n (ith l!tt!rs of fir! in $s"
163. =appin!ss' I %!li! ! that yo$ r!ally (ant th! lo !' m!r!ly that it &an n! !r %!li! ! yo$' than (h!n it;s too lat!"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 164. Th! hop! of lo ! &an %! only in th! fir! of p$rity' holin!ss an# p!rf!&tion of passion that %$rns (ithin $s" 165. Th! lo ! (hi&h not a#monish!# yo$ &an n! !r %! th! on! tr$!" 166. Th! pa&!s of lo !' n! !r l!a ! no tra&!s (h!r! th! s$ff!ring is missing" 167. Say it (ith all my h!art, I lo ! yo$' in th! fa&! of (hat yo$ &onsi#!r yo$ to %! th! most holy' %!&a$s! lo ! is th! holin!ss of passion" 168. =o( m$&h lo !' it (ill %! lost in th! &ol# #$st of th! o%li ion' an# ho( many saints (!r! %$ri!# so for! !rC 169. E !ry (hisp!r of lo ! na igat!s a#rift on th! o&!an of anity of this (orl#' hit %y (a !s of' passion' th! &$rs!' forg!tf$ln!ss' longing' s$ff!ring' #!spair' hop!' to finally r!a&h th! shor!s of #!ath" 170. I %!li! ! yo$' lo !' only (h!n yo$ forg!t of tr$th' I %!li! ! yo$' tr$th' only (h!n yo$ r!m!m%!r of lo !"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 171. Th! s$n from th! t!ars of yo$r longing (ill ris! in th! %$rnt h!art %y th! #!s!rt of my tho$ghts" 172. 8hi&h sp!ll' not it has h!r magi& form$la' %$t (hi&h lo !' has so som!thingC 173. Not th! t$m$lt of f!!lings is th! on! (hi&h #!t!rmin!s $s' th! lo !' %$t th! possi%l! la&4 of th!m" 174. )!t(!!n' lo ! an# &hasm' th!r! is only slight #iff!r!n&! (hi&h &onsists in ho( yo$ loo4 at #!ath" 175. N!ith!r a s!lf nat$r!' not may &ompris! th! nat$r! of lo !" 176. Apart from th! in&ompr!h!nsi%l!' th! lo ! &o$l# ha ! an# anoth!r m!aningC 177. At th! &rossroa#s of Longing only th! lo !' (ill %! th! on!' (hi&h (ill $n#!rstan# yo$rs!lf' %$t not an# yo$ on yo$rs!lf" 178. L!t' th! (a !s of lo ! to smash th!ms!l !s of th! ro&4s of yo$r so$l an#' %! happy if' th!y (ill transform into th! san# that (ill flo( thro$gh th! ho$rglass of th! !t!rnity of th! so$l mat!s"
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179. Th! gr!at la&4 of s!lf !st!!m yo$ (ill fin# it in lo !" 180. 3o not %!g ! !r anything from lo ! %!&a$s! is th! most r$thl!ss f!!ling in th! (orl#" 181. Th! night a$lt of th! Lon!lin!ss of yo$r so$l &an %! light!n!# (ith lo !' only' if yo$ (ill $n#!rstan# ho( m$&h (! n!!# of in&ompr!h!nsi%l!" 182. Th! on! (ho F$#g! th! lo !' &an not ! !r F$#g! hims!lf" 183. In th! passion of lo !' ! !n an# th! #!ath %!&om!s spring" 184. Lo ! not h!rs!lf &an (orship ! !r at th! f!!t of #!spair" 185. Th! flo(!rs of gr!at lo ! not (ith!r n! !r in th! as! of !y!s (hi&h los! in th! passion of th!ir lif!" 186. In lo ! th!r! is no anoth!r o%sta&l! %!si#!s of th! san&tity (ith (hi&h it f!!#s" On&!' holin!ss (as lost' it los! an# th! lo !"
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187. In lo ! yo$ &an not &hoos! a &!rtain path' %!&a$s! h!r !ss!n&! li!s in th! la&4 of any path" 188. Tra&!s of lo ! ar! %!&oming pa !# (ith holin!ss" 189. 3o not !7p!&t to yo$rs!lf &ools ! !r at th! sha#! of lo !" 190. Th! #!s!rt (in#s from insi#! $s' ar! th! on!s (hi&h s(!!p th! anity of this (orl# to &ar#inal points (h!r! lo ! #(!lls" 191. 192. Sil!n&! of lo ! is th! most #! astating &ry" In lo ! th!r! is n! !r p!a&!"
193. Th! #iff!r!n&! %!t(!!n (ar an# lo ! &onsists in that th! #!f!at!# on! (ill al(ays %! a (inn!r" 194. Thro$gh lo !' th! holin!ss %!&om!s an art"
195. Th! %!a$ty of lo ! &onsists in th! s$ff!ring of passion"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 196. Nothing &o$l# %! tr$!r than lo ! %!&a$s! it is an# (ill al(ays r!main a gr!at tr$th' $n4no(n" 197. Ar! falling' th! &rystal fla4!s of (or#s of th! h!art (hi&h is smash on th! &ol# an# %la&4 asphalt of th! Tim!' if th!y ar! not r!&!i !# in th! arms of lo ! for! !r" 198. If lo ! sho$l# ! !r %!&om! $n#!rstoo# th! all (orl# (o$l# &ollaps! into nothingn!ss" 199. On th! mis$n#!rstoo#' of lo !' r!sts th! (hol! m!aning of th! (orl#" 200. To #i! of lo ! of lif! an# li ! of th! lo ! of #!ath" =!r!;s th! para#o7 of lo !" 201. 3o not pray ! !r th! lo !' %!&a$s! it is th! holin!ss (hi&h not a&&!pting any pray!r' its %$il#s &ath!#rals only of so$ls of thos! (ho li ! h!r" 202. To hop! in lo ! is as tho$gh yo$ (ill (r!&4 in !t!rnity an# yo$ (ill (ait th! mom!nt of th! r!tri! al of shor! lost from yo$r h!art" 203. Th! passion of lo ! &onsists in&ompr!h!nsi%l!' s$ff!ring' an# mira&l!" in
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 204. To %!li! ! in lo ! is th! sam! as %!li! ing in th! sal ation of #!ath only that on!' 4no( that (ill s$r!ly &om!' (hil! th! oth!r #o!s not" 205. In th! t!ar of lo !' th! h!arts 4no( not to &ry ! !r" 206. )!t(!!n lo ! an# happin!ss is th! &o !nant of #!ath" 207. Only lo ! &an gath!r th! %ro4!n shar#s of th! tim! lost %y yo$ on th! path of #!ath" 208. Th! on! (ho has &los!# th! #oors of lo ! %!hin# him' (ill not &om! %a&4 n! !r to him' r!maining a &ol# strang!r' fa&! of his so$l" 209. Lo ! is th! storm of th! myst!ry of $s"
210. S!asons of lo ! ar! th! myst!ry' longing an# th! $niD$! a%sol$t! 4no(n of lif!, th! #!ath5 211. Th! r!ligion of lo ! &onsists in longing"
212. =o( of longing' ha# ha ! %!!n to <o# of $s' so h! %$ilt $s' th! so$ls (ith (hi&h to (! &an lo !"
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213. Th! !ntir!' p$rity of th! (orl#' sa&r!#n!ss of !a&h (or#' (o$l# #isapp!ar (itho$t lo !" 214. Lo ! &an not forgi ! n! !r' %$t only $n#!rstan#" 215. 8h!n th! ho$rglass of lo ! it (ill smash' th! (orl# (ill #isapp!ar" 216. If lo ! (o$l# not sail on ship of hop!' th! #istan&!s %!t(!!n o$r h!arts (o$l# %!&om! %o$n#l!ss" 217. If th!r! (!r! limits in lo !' th! (orl# of th! 8or# of yo$r !y!s (o$l# ha ! #isapp!ar!# long ago" 218. 6!rf!&tion of lo ! #o!s not a&&!pt no m!r&y an# no &ompassion' pr!&is!ly %!&a$s! man (as not &r!at!# for any on! of th!m" 219. 8hat sa# is th! roman&! of so$l p!n!trat!# %y th! lat! a$t$mn of r!gr!ts' (hi&h' ! !n th!m' ha ! lost th!ir passion on th! path of nothingn!ss (rapp!# in s!lf*forg!tf$ln!ss" 220. In lo ! yo$ &an not ! !r say y!s or no' than yo$ to $n#!rstan#' th! mis$n#!rstoo# of th! oth!r
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION on!' lost in th! myst!ry of th! Mom!nt of th! !t!rnity" 221. =appy h! (ho shall r!main for! !r in lo ! %!&a$s! it (ill n! !r #i!" 222. Th! (h!!l of fir! of lo ! is th! only on! (ho g$i#!s th! !t!rnity of $s" 223. Cath!#ral of !t!rnity of my h!art' %! happy' %!&a$s! I l!ft' th! strang!r of anity of m!' thro$gh lo ing5 224. Th! on! (hi&h (ill $nplait hair of mom!nts (itho$t to fin# an&!stral lo !' l!ft %y <o#' to his h!art' &an not %! %orn tr$ly' n! !r in this (orl#" 225. 9or thos! (ho #o not $n#!rstan# th! %!a$ty of a flo(!r' lo ! &an %!&om! a &$rs!" 226. In lo ! (ill not la&4' n! !r' nothing' an# if yo$ %!li! ! that' th!n loo4ing #!!p into yo$rs!lf an# s!! (hat it la&4s th! light of yo$r so$l" 227. )!t(!!n lo ! an# sin' th!r! is only on! #!&4, th! passion"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 228. 8hat (o$l# ma4! stars of (or#s from th! hair of yo$r tho$ghts' if th!y ha# not %! lit %y th! fir! of lo !C 229. As th!r! is no ri !r of hop!s' (hi&h #o!s not g!t lost in th! o&!an of !t!rnity' th!r! &an not !7ist lo !' (hi&h not %! fo$n# in th! lost <o#' of $s" 230. Lo ! (ill n! !r as4 yo$ toil' %$t only $n#!rstan#ing' %!&a$s! to toil is to fight' (hil! th! lo ! is th! r! !rs! of th! fight' (h!r! on! #!f!at!#' (ins %!for! th! (inn!r" 231. :o$ &an not %! alongsi#! lo !' ho(' th! h!a !n &an not %! alongsi#! #ay or night' s$n or stars' %!&a$s! th!y ar! all in it" 232. N! !r try to sho( to th! lo ! a &!rtain path" R!m!m%!r' lo ! has not ! !r a (ay of it' %$t all paths l!a# to(ar# lo !' (h!r! #isapp!ar for! !r" 233. N! !r' in a lif!' lo ! (ill not %! !no$gh for yo$' %!&a$s! lo ! is r!fl!&t!# in th! mirror of #!ath' to !7ist' altho$gh yo$ r$nning of #!ath" An# that;s a gr!at anity" 234. 8hi&h spring of lo ! not has' th! a$t$mn of h!r #r!ams' at th! foot of #!ath (hi&h fr!!E!s ! !n th! longingC
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235. Not th! #!spair of th! 8or# is th! on! (ho gi !s %irth to gr!at lo !' %$t th! o&!an' (hi&h %oil in his h!art' (aiting for th! #a(n of yo$r gaE!" 236. I f$lly $n#!rstan# yo$rs!lf' lo !' only (h!n I 4no( that !7ist th! #!ath as a final sal ation" 237. Th!' most #!str$&ti ! fir!' is th! on! of lo !' that %$rn yo$rs!lf (itho$t to %! %$rn!#' an# (hi&h 4ill yo$rs!lf (itho$t to %! yo$rs!lf m$r#!r!#" 238. Only in lo !' th! i&! of (or#s &an %$rn strong!r than fir!" 239. Ma4! p!a&! in lo !' m!ans (ar"
240. In lo ! nothing it &osts' %$t ! !rything has an infinit! al$!' ! !n if yo$ los! th! most pr!&io$s thing' &an not %! ! !r !D$al!# (ith lo !" 241. 8hi&h (a !' has not th! (at!r of his lif!' an# (hi&h lo ! forg!t h!r %!a$ty' no matt!r ho( painf$l (o$l# it %!C 242. Only th! S$n 4no(s ho( Moon s$ff!rs (ith ! !ry #ay' as only th! s$ns!t 4no(s ho( m$&h al(ays los!s %!for! night' an# that;s ! !ry tim!"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION Th!n' (hat importan&! mor! has' (ho is #ay or night' #a(n or #$s4' th! S$n or th! Moon in lo !C 243. Nothing &an %! sai# in lo !' (itho$t %!ing an# tr$!' no matt!r ho( fals! (o$l# %! front of anoth!r (orl#" 244. Lo ! is th! only on! tr$! li!"
245. Lo ! is a long (aiting' for a r!spons! that (ill not &om! ! !r' oth!r(is! it (o$l# %! t$rn!# into ash!s of o%li ion" So' pray yo$rs!lf' to #o not yo$ r!&!i ! it' ! !r" 246. Lo ! is th! spa&! %!t(!!n t(o h!arts that &an not %! fill!# ! !r (ith nothing !ls! than (ith th! #!sir! to him al(ays fill it" 247. Lo ! gi !s yo$ th! gr!at!st fr!!#om in th! (orl# only th!n (h!n yo$rs!lf &onstrain most" 248. 8hi&h sal ation &o$l# !7ist (itho$t lo !C
249. T!ar of lo ! #o!s not %!li! !' than in happin!ss ho(! !r m$&h (o$l# s$ff!r" 250. S!paration' no matt!r ho( &hall!nging th!' (o$l# %!' &an not ! !r s!parat! th! lo !"
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251. Sno(s of m!lt!# m!mori!s o !r th! longing of o%li ion it (ill #rains in th! #$st of !t!rnity of $s' (at!ring' th! flo(!r of lo !' to sno(s again (ith frostin!ss of (or#s (hat (! (ill %$rn $s (ith lo ! for! !r" 252. Th! (orl# is a mosai& &ompos!# of shar#s of lo !' %ro4!n' from th! s!lf*ali!nation of man" 253. )!t(!!n' lo ! an# yo$r !y!s th!r! is a &o !nant ma#! %y a%sol$t! an# <o#" 254. If th! #!ath' is an a%sol$t! in &omparison (ith lif!' th! lo !' is an a%sol$t! in &omparison (ith <o#" 255. 3o not la&4' th! mom!nt of lo !' of th! longing' %!&a$s! is th! longing of th! <o# of th! p!rf!&tion of $s' %!for! all" 256. On th! roa# %!t(!!n m! an# lo !' &annot !7ist than th! thorns of #!stiny" 257. To %! %!si#! mom!nt in th! #ay of h!r lo ! m!ans %!ing (ith <o#"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 258. =o( (o$l# I #!fin! th! inf!rnoC Lo ! (itho$t hop!" 259. 3!stiny (ill not ! !r %! &ompati%l! (ith lo ! %!&a$s! lo ! &an not s&or! in a parti&$lar patt!rn" 260. Th! imag! of lo ! is transform!# !a&h tim! in <o#" 261. =o( $n#!rstan#" loo4s <o#C Lo !s an# yo$;ll
262. Th! #iff!r!n&! %!t(!!n lo ! an# hat! &onsists in th! p!a&! on (hi&h hat! a &an a&&!pt' %$t not an# th! lo !" 263. Nothing is mor! sin&!r! than th! lo ! (h!n it li!" 264. Th! on! (ho f!!ls s$ffo&at!# %y lo !' #o not lo !s" 265. 8hi&h fat!' not has' th! its s4y' an# (hi&h lo !' not has' th! t!ar of h!r horiEonC 266. 8h!n lo !s' yo$ f!!l him tr$ly <o#"
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267. Th! on! (ho (ants to 4no( <o#;s gr!atn!ss (ill ha ! to li ! a gr!at lo !" 268. Th! a%sol$t! of lo ! is <o#;s !t!rnity"
269. Th! (hol! Uni !rs! (o$l# &ollaps! if lo ! (o$l# #isapp!ar" 270. 8hat (o$l# r!main from h$manity' if (o$l# not 4no( s$ff!ringC Nothing5 )$t if (o$l# not 4no( th! lo !C No &o$l# r!mains nothing from som!thing (hat no (o$l# not %! %orn" 271. At th! !#g! of mom!nt' I hop!# in lo !' slo(ly #ying thro$gh th! !t!rnity insi#! yo$" 272. Th! fir! of lo ! &an not %! !7ting$ish!# %y th! t!ar of th! #!stiny an# nor %y th! s4y of th! (or#' longing' %$t only of his o(n !t!rnity of #i in! fir!" 273. Th! gr!at lo ! &an not ! !r #i! from th! %!ing of yo$r longing" 274. 3o not as4 yo$r #!stiny' (hat (ill %! (ith yo$r lo !' %!&a$s! nor h! #o!s not 4no( hims!lf' F$st li4! an# yo$' (h!n it &om!s to lo !"
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275. Lo ! is th! smil! of th! t!ar his <o# for o$r original sin" 276. 3o not %r!a4 th! thorns of lo ! if yo$ not (ant to los!' th! myst!ry of !t!rnity from yo$r h!art" 277. =o( (o$l# sho( a saint (ho not 4no(n to lo !C 278. 8hi&h lo !' its &an los! th! s$ff!ring of passionC 279. Th! s$ff!ring #o not lo !s al(ays' (hil! lo ! s$ff!rs al(ays" Th!r!for! man is s$ff!ring (hil!' <o#' is th! lo ! (hi&h is s$ff!ring for him" 280. Th!r! is no gr!at!r fr!!#om (hi&h to yo$ &o!r&! strong!r' than in lo !' as th!r! is no #!ath (hi&h to fright!n yo$' than in lif!" 281. =o( of longing' may %! at th! <o# of yo$r t!ar' of th! horiEon of my s4y' on&! that i (as man' h!n&!' s$ff!ring' an# yo$' lo ! an# holin!ss" 282. 3!stiny of lif! %!&om!s al(ays a rain of stars of th! falling mom!nts' (hil! th! lo !
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION %!&om!s th! !t!rnity of a singl! mom!nt !y!s" of yo$r
283. Th! on! (ho %r!ath!s th! fr!sh air of th! lo !' (ill not ! !r &ho4! of th! s$ff!rings of this (orl#" 284. In th! fa&! of #!ath' yo$r (hol! fort$n! (ill &onsist in yo$r lo ! an# yo$r p!!rs fa&! to yo$" 3o yo$ ha ! %!!n poor or ri&h in lif!C 285. Lo !C 6ag!s of longing (ritt!n %y th! t!ar' of yo$r gaE!' on th! so$gh of my h!art" 286. )!t(!!n lo ! an# para#is! !7ists al(ays' th! gap of th! inf!rno' of to ali!nat! $s of o$r o(n so$l" 287. I $n#!rstan# yo$' lo !' only in th! m!as$r!' of my o(n mis$n#!rstoo#' a i# of yo$" 288. E !n if yo$ &lim% all th! st!ps of th! infinit! Lo !' I 4no( that it al(ays (o$l# mor! r!main on! in pl$s' an# that (o$l# %! th! longing" 289. 8ho &an 4no( (hi&h (a ! of m!mory (ill hit #!finiti !ly' th! tim!' of th! stars' from yo$r gaE!' to longingC
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290. Lon!lin!ss of a mom!nt &an not %! &ompar!# (ith th! (hol! tim!' of th! (orl#s' %!&a$s! sh! li !s h!r !t!rnity of light from yo$" 291. Et!rnity is th! final #!ath of #!ath' an# lo ! is th! m!aning of this #!ath (hi&h trampl!s th! #!ath' %!&oming !t!rnity" 292. Lo ! is th! light of !t!rnity"
293. Th! so$l %!&om!s h!a !n an# inf!rno' thro$gh lo ing" 3!p!n#s on yo$ in (hi&h of th!m yo$;ll %!" 294. Th! !ss!n&! of lo ! &onsists in th! &haos &r!at!# %y this' (ith p$rpos! of p!rf!&tion" 295. :o$ &an not $n#!rstan# yo$rs #!stiny' $nl!ss yo$ a#mit that lo ! &an not %! $n#!rstoo#' oth!r(is! yo$ ris4 t(o gr!at mis$n#!rstoo#" 296. 6!a&! of lo !' an#' lo ! of p!a&!" T(o !ntir!ly #iff!r!nt things" Th! first' m!ans (ar' an# th! s!&on#' m!ans p!a&!" 297. I sat on th! grass of th! mom!nts of yo$r lif!' not 4no(ing that th! si&4l! of th! a$t$mns
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION from $s' (ill $s r!mo ! of th! stars of longing to &ar#inal of forg!tf$ln!ss" 298. 8hat (o$l# it ma4! th! lo !' (itho$t myst!ryC 299. 3on;t list!n to th! r$mors of th! storms from yo$r tho$ght' %$t loo4 ho( m$&h s!r!n!' &an %! in th! %!a$ty of lo !" 300. $s" No star (o$l# shin! (itho$t <o#;s lo ! of
301. If <o# is lo !' m!ans that h! is in a p!rman!nt str$ggl! (ith hims!lf' as an#' (! th!n (h!n (! lo !C No5 <o# is th! s$pr!m! attri%$t! of th! lo !' th! holin!ss' sa&r!#n!ss (hi&h m!ans &ompl!t! p!a&! of lo !' (ith =is o(n s!lf" 302. lo !" Th! instin&t is th! #$st (hi&h !m%o#y th!
303. Th! most s$p!rior form of th! 4no(l!#g! for $s' is lo !" 304. Lo ! &an not ! !r %! $n#!rstoo# ! !n if it $n#!rstan#s $s' %ra(l $s' som!tim!s"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 305. Th! psalms of lo ! ar! ma#! of thorns %!&a$s! of o$r mista4!s" 306. Th! on! (ho mo&4s lo ! it #iso(n hims!lf in front of <o#" 307. Th!r! !7ist not palms mor! (!ary than th! on!s of lo ! in a man;s lif!" 308. An# th! on! (ho not lo !# ! !r' li !s thro$gh lo !" All his f!!lings start from his inn!r lo ! of that is for!ign" Th!r!for!' his lif! %!&om!s a nightmar!" 309. List!n' th! s!r!n! of th! s4y from th! !y!s of o&!an s!ntim!ntal of this (orl# an# $n#!rstan# (hy th! t!ars of s!as from th! so$ls of hop!s ar! salty an# %itt!r" 310. Lo ! is oft!n a trag!#y (ith a happy !n#ing thro$gh #!ath" 311. 3o not m!ntion ! !r th! nam! of para#is!' in front of lo !' %!&a$s! this is a%o ! him" 312. If in lif! th! mom!nt &an ta4! an !t!rnity' in #!ath' th! !t!rnity ta4!s F$st an instant"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 313. Of ho( m$&h tr$th' th! lif! n!!#s' for not afrai# of #!ath in th! ill$sion of this lif!C 314. 9r!!#om is first of all tr$th' an# ho(' man (ill n! !r 4no( th! a%sol$t! tr$th' %$t only li!s r!lati ! in (hi&h is r!fl!&t!# this' so th! sam!' loo4s an# th! fr!!#om of man' a li!" 315. To %! %!yon# #!ath is as tho$gh yo$ s$stain that yo$ 4no( th! a%sol$t! tr$th of #!ath" 316. To(ar# (hi&h star of th! immortality ar! lost th! &rying !y!s of th! tr$th' (hi&h th!y gon! for! !r gaE! from $sC 317. Thos! (ho gain' th! lif!' oft!n #o not 4no( (hat th!y ha ! lost thro$gh this" 318. 3o not yo$rs!lf r!port ! !r at fashion an# tim!' %$t only to <o#" 319. Th!r! is no gr!at!r r!(ar# than #!ath' aft!r a f$lfill!# lif!" 320. To(ar# (hi&h s4y go th! st!ps of yo$r gaE! (hat th!y forgot' to l!a ! footprints' in th! h!art of tim! o !rtir!# of o$r lo !"
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321. Th!r! n! !r &hoos! th! shor! of th! t$m$lt$o$s ri !r of th! anity of lif!' %!&a$s! this anymor! (ill not l!a# yo$ any(h!r!"
322. 8hat (o$l# lif! #o (itho$t a sp!&ifi& targ!t' %$t th! #!ath (itho$t th! targ!t of lif!C 323. 3o not try to &at&h th! ast horiEon of immortality from th! palm of th! han# of lif!' %!&a$s! yo$ (ill al(ays (r!&4 in #!ath" 324. Immortality is first of all th! #!ath of o%li ion' an# o%li ion is th! h!art of lif!' (itho$t (hi&h th! ill$sion of o$r para#is! (o$l# %!&om! h!ll" 325. :o$ &an not %$il# anything (itho$t tr$th' th!r!for!' all I #i# in th! mill!nia from th! past is anity" 326. 8ho (o$l# #ar! to (ash (ith th! (at!r of th! a%sol$t! tr$th of this (orl# (itho$t thin4ing (ith f!ar at #!athC 327. E !n an# th! m$# is mor! sa&r!# than th! fa&ts of many p!opl! (ho $s! th!ir (is#om for to #irtying this !7ist!n&! (ith th!ir a%F!&tions"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 328. Lo ! is all that (! &an $n#!rstan# from th! a%sol$t! tr$th" 329. Not !7ists' light or h!a y #!ath' %$t th! lif! from th! fa&! of #!ath' that &an %! light or h!a y" 330. 6ain &an sa ! yo$ of th! ill$sion of yo$r lif! an# not of th! a%sol$t! tr$th (hi&h yo$ #o not 4no( him" 331. Only th! on! (ho has #i!# &an tr$ly say (hat is th! lif!5 332. 3o not (ast! any mom!nt of lo ! %!&a$s! this is an# (ill al(ays r!main th! !ss!n&! of yo$r lif!" 333. 9ool is (ho %!li! !s in lif! #!fying th! #!ath" 334. Th! p!a&! %!t(!!n lif! an# #!ath is th! path to a%sol$t! tr$th" 335. 3o not yo$ %anish th! &lo$#s of th! tho$ghts' %!&a$s! F$st th!ir rain &an gro( th! plant of th! ill$sion of yo$r lif!"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 336. Th! on! r!%!ll!# against th! #!ath is first of all a !rs! to th! tr$th" 337. lif!" Only #!ath (ill sho( yo$ th! tr$! fa&! of
338. )!t(!!n' %irth an# #!ath th!r! is a (ay for ! !ryon!" If it &o$l# %! &hang!# #$ring th! lif!' th!r! (o$l# anymor! !7ist th! #!ath that %!&om!s a s!al of th! #!stiny an# pr!#!stination thro$gh h!r o(n o(n s!lf" 339. 3!ath is th! last' r!%!llion of th! lif!"
340. At th! gat! of th! #!ath' lif! %rings a gr!at la&4 of s&r$pl!s" 341. Th! on! (ho %$il#s th! sal ation (ill not rais! ! !r a &ath!#ral of th! transi!nt lif!' %$t a &ath!#ral of th! !t!rnal #!ath' that %!&om! again lif!" 342. At th! fo$n#ation of yo$r %irth stan#s th! #!ath an# not th! lif!' %!&a$s! yo$ ar! %orn to #i! aft!r yo$ ha ! li !#" 343. No (ing of sal ation' of o$rs!l !s' &an not fly a%o ! <o#"
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8! ar! th! <o#;s longing"
345. 8h!n' ! !n <o# r!&ogniE!s that !rr!# in front of h$man s$ff!ring int!r !n!s th! a%s$r#" 346. Only th! on! (ho hims!lf has r!&on&il!# (ith #!ath' 4no(s ho( to str$ggl! (ith lif!" 347. 3o not #!&!i ! yo$rs!lf (ith th! horiEon of yo$r s!ns!s' %!&a$s! th!y (ill not sho( yo$ ! !r th! #a(n of th! a%sol$t! tr$th of th! #!ath" 348. 6$rity &onsists not in ran4 an# no in (!alth %$t in th! <o# insi#! yo$' r!port!# to th! <o# of th! (hol! (orl#" 349. Cons&io$sn!ss is part of <o#;s #r!am thro$gh (hi&h (! %!&om! r!al &hara&t!rs of =is #r!am" 350. =as fright!n!# ! !r th! #!ath' th! s$ff!ring of lif!C 351. =o( to th! on! (ho #i!s' it #i!s also an# his #!ath' to th! on! (ho li !s' li ! as i i#' %oth lif! an# #!ath"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 352. Th! hop! is th! fa orit! #r$g of lif!"
353. =a ! yo$ ! !r (on#!r!# (hy th! (orl# is a %ig gra !yar# of hop!sC 354. At th! (!##ing of th! happin!ss of this (orl# F$st anity is Foyf$l" 355. Th! goal an# m!ans <o#;s #r!am of to ma4! this (orl# (!r! %!for! all &harita%l!' an# %!&a$s! of this %!gin all s$ff!rings of lif!" 356. Th!r! !7ists so$l $n#!r th! s$n of th! <o#;s h!art (ho to #!&!i ! th! #!ath" 357. 8hat (a ! of th! lif! &an %r!a4 for! !r th! ro&4 of tim! %ringing th! immortalityC 358. 8hat (o$l# #o th! immortality if th!r! (o$l# not !7ist th! tim!C 8o$l# th!r! %! !t!rnalC 359. =o( th! #!ath #i!s on&! (ith h!r' all so' th! !t!rnity #i!s (itho$t of tim!' %!&oming nons!ns!" 360. Lif! a%sor%s th! (at!r of its mom!nts (ith h!r o(n (at!rsh!# of pain an# anity' of th! %o$n#l!ss fo$ntain of tim!"
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361. Not th! horiEon of lo ! r$ns a(ay of yo$' %$t th! mom!nts of yo$r tho$ghts (hi&h &an not $n#!rstan# it" 362. On shirt of t!ars of longing (ill (rit! (ith l!tt!rs of fir! of lo !, )y yo$ I it 4n!( <o#" 363. Th! first r!ligion of h$manity (as th! hop!"
364. 9rom' th! #a(n of th! tra&!s of yo$r lo !' has ris!n th! 3i in! Light on my str!!t" 365. Lon!lin!ss is a myst!ry that no%o#y &an it ! !r $n#!rstan# or #!&iph!r %!&a$s! an# ! !n th! lon!li!st man in th! (orl# is %!si#! 3i in! Light' (hi&h it &on&!i !# an# (hi&h (ill not it ! !r l!a !" 366. =o( many of yo$r an&!stors' ha ! lo !# an# hop!# along th! mill!nnia for as yo$ to %! h!r!C 367. On! #ay an# th! #r!am of this (orl# (ill pass F$st li4! any #r!am (hi&h anish!s (ith th! #a(ns' (itho$t to mor! r!t$rn yo$ to last #ay of yo$r lif! n! !r"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 368. 8hy not (! tra !l an# thro$gh lo !' as an# thro$gh spa&! an# tim!' (itho$t to h$rt $s almost ! !ry tim! (ith its irr! !rsi%ilityC 369. Lif! is th! myst!ry of h$man nat$r! to hop! for immortality for to %orn th! Aft!r*8orl#" 370. Co$l# th! #!ath %! s!!n %y lif!' as &omforta%l!' (itho$t th! Aft!r*8orl#C 371. I am a ra#i$s of instin&t in th! %!ating of th! (in# of my o(n #!stiny" 372. I &an not %!li! ! in infinity $ntil I s!! not' th! grain of san# of th! ho$rglass of yo$r t!ars (hat (ash!s th! f!!t of tim! (ith th!ir longing" 373. Th!r! !7ists not a mom!nt mor! tr$! an# !t!rnal than mom!nt of #!ath" 374. If it (o$l# not %! th! tr$th' it (o$l# mor! %! th! 4no(l!#g!C 375. )!hin# th! tr$th' is al(ays hi#ing th! li! of th! 4no(l!#g! of this (orl#" 376. 8hi&h saint' &an %!&om! <o#' an# (hi&h' <o# (o$l# li4! to %!&om! a &!rtain saintC
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377. Th! flam! of lif! (ill not s$&&!!# n! !r to %$rn th! #!ath' F$st as tr$th (ill not s$&&!!# n! !r to %$rn th! li! of this (orl#" 378. 8h!r! is that no(h!r! to(ar#s (hi&h (! ar! h!a#ing th! st!ps of o$r mom!ntsC 379. Th! on! (ho %!li! !s in th! tr$th of th! 4no(l!#g! m!ans that h! $n#!rstoo# not th! tr$th of th! li!" 380. 3o not fight yo$ (ith th! &lo$#s of tho$ghts #ar4 %y #!stiny in th! #ar4n!ss of yo$r lif!' %$t (ith th! s!r!nity of th! li!' (hi&h sho(s yo$ n!( horiEons" 381. L!t th! lif!' to yo$ l!a# (h!r! th! #!ath &omman#!# h!' at yo$r %irth' &r!ating to yo$ a #!stiny" 382. Th! martyrs &om! from th! &i iliEation lost of th! light of tr$th in a &r!!#' (itho$t horiEons" 383. Lif! is th! sha#oof from th! fo$ntain of #!ath"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 384. To 4no( is a pri il!g! of lif! an# a sa&ril!g! of th! san&tity" Th!r!for!' (! ha ! so m$&h to l!arn from th! saints" 385. Man %!&om!s holy only in th! mom!nt (h!n f!!ls fr!! in front of #!ath" 386. Th! #iff!r!n&! %!t(!!n man an# #i inity &onsists !sp!&ially in f!ar" 387. Man (itho$t #i inity' s!!s th! li! of (orl#' right as tr$th" 388. Not th! s$nris! is th! on! (hi&h s!r !s of light' %$t th! s$ns!t' (hi&h' &alls it to r!t$rn" 389. If yo$ (ant to %!&om! happy $n#!rstan# th! s$ff!ring" 390. If th! #i inity of man (o$l# al(ays say y!s' h! (o$l# not mor! ha# at (hat to say no" 391. Th! tr$th is th! flo(!r of tho$ght"
392. Th! past %!&om!s al(ays th! (ay of #!a# hop!s"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 393. 8! %!li! ! in #i inity' %!&a$s! in o$r s$%&ons&io$s (! 4no( that th! (orl# is a %ig li! an# th! #i inity a tr$th a%sol$t!ly" 394. Not th! shar#s %ro4!n of th! mom!nts of lif!' (ill &$t $s on th! thr!shol# of #!ath' %$t th! fa&t that (! ar! not fr!! !no$gh so to #!light $s (ith (o$n#s &a$s!# of th!s!" 395. To %! fr!! m!ans to %!li! ! in th! #!stiny (ash!# of th! (at!r of yo$r #!ath" 396. 8hi&h &a$s! it #o$%ts its !ff!&t' in th! ill$sion of this lif!C 397. 8h!n it (ith!r' ! !n an# th! flo(!rs of th! lon!lin!ss' (! not long!r ha ! nothing to los!" 398. S(!!t f!ar of <o# m$st %! gr!at!r than th! %itt!r f!ar' of' this (orl#" =!r! is th! 4!y of faith" 399. Th!r! !7ists !t!rnal aft!r*lif!' %!&a$s! #!ath &o$l# not %! %!for! of to !7ist <o#' F$st %orn thro$gh lif! %y him' as an# lif! thro$gh #!ath" 400. 3!ath is th! mirror of lif!' an# lif! is th! imag! from this mirror"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 401. 402. 6!a&! is a goo# of th! (ar" Th! gap %!t(!!n goo# an# ! il is &all!# art"
403. )!t(!!n %!ing an# non*!7ist!n&!' only th! a%sol$t! tr$th &an #!&i#! th! limits of #!stiny" 404. =o( many p!tals' ha ! #i!# at th! f!!t of mom!nts of yo$r m!mory" 405. 9inally sil!n&! &ompris!s th! massi ! ro&4 of th! a%sol$t! from th! #!stiny of yo$r gaE! that (ants to $n#!rstan# th! (orl# of o$r lo !" 406. 8hat r!spons! &an t!ll th! tr$th a%o$t th! !y!s' of yo$r #r!ams in t!ars of th! ill$sion of lif!" 407. I a#or! yo$ i&on of %!a$ty of my so$l' in th! p!rfi#io$s a$t$mn of a #!stiny forgot in this (orl# %y <o# for yo$" 408. 8hi&h l!af has not h!r sap an# a$t$mnC
409. Th!r! is no gr!at!r sin than to !7ting$ish th! fir! of lo ! (hat %$rning from <o# for $s" 410. M!mori!s ar! th! gra !s of tho$ghts" 21
411. I (ill #ig in th! #$st of yo$r !y!s $ntil I (ill #is&o !r th! a%sol$t! tr$th of o$r lo !" 412. I $n#!rstan# (hy yo$ #o not #i! lo !' %!&a$s! yo$ &hoos! %!t(!!n th! t!ar of r!gr!t an# th! t!ar of happin!ss" 413. I loo4 for yo$ in fragran&! of grass of th! (or#s of th! !t!rnal mom!nt of $s that &an not %! &$t %y th! tim! of th! o%li ion" 414. To lo ! m!ans to f!!l th! a%sol$t! tr$th"
415. )!t(!!n <o# an# lo ! &an not %! ma#! any #iff!r!n&!' %!&a$s! lo ! is th! a%sol$t! tr$th from <o#' an# <o# is th! !t!rnity an# his f!!ling" 416. Th! (orl# is a &o&4tail of passions an# s$ff!rings" 417. :o$ &an say (h!nso! !r %!yon# lif! or %!yon# ! !rything !ls!' %$t n! !r %!yon# lo !' if this !7ists tr$ly" 418. Th! !n# is a n!( %!ginning an# th! lif! is a n!( #!ath"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 419. Th! t!ar in yo$r !y!s ma#! part' som!(h!r! som!tim! of th! lif! of a (a ! %ro4! %y th! ro&4s of my so$l" 420. 3o not l!t as th! parall!l mirrors of th! infinit! of o$r h!arts to t$rn into th! fragm!nts of o%li ion &arri!# %y th! (in# of anity of this (orl#" 421. 3o not smash th! 8or# of <o# (ith th! #!s!rt of yo$r h!art Fa#!# of th! sin of passions" 422. =o(! !r gr!at th! (orl# (o$l# %!' if yo$ #i# not 4no( h!r' it (o$l# not !7ist for yo$" 423. Hno(l!#g! is 9ata Morgana of th! anity of this (orl#" 424. If I (ill %! ri !r or ro&4' if I;ll %! &lo$#s or s$n' if I (ill %! air or star' all in th! (or# (hi&h has &r!at!# yo$r so$l' I (ill fin# mys!lf" 425. I %o( to th! i&on of yo$r gaE! (h!r! I fin# <o# mor! ali ! than ! !r" 426. L!t th! 3i in! Light of yo$r h!art to %!at th! &lo&4 of !t!rnity of o$r gr!at lo !"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 427. Spring' of my lif!' $n#!rstan#s my ang!ls of hop! to %! (ith yo$' an# yo$r %$#s to no long!r %! a anity" 428. 429. lo !" Th! %!a$tif$l is th! 3i in! Light of hop!" 8itho$t %!a$tif$l (! (ill %! forgott!n %y
430. 8hat %!a$tif$l may %! th! %!(it&h!# #r!am %y th! #!stiny of lo !5 431. Th! #iff!r!n&! %!t(!!n ni&! an# #!stiny li!s in lo !" 432. =o( !a&h s!ason has his o(n %!a$tif$l' li4!(is! lif! an# #!ath (ill ha ! th!ir %!a$ti!s" 433. Th! on! (ho %!li! !s in %!a$tif$l (ill %!li! ! an# in lo !" 434. To s!parat! th! lo ! from %!a$tif$l is as an# ho( yo$ (ill s!parat! th! sal ation from holin!ss" 435. 8hat &o$l# %! mor! %!a$tif$l than spring of yo$r !y!s' from (h!r! I loo4 at yo$r so$l in %$#' %y th! stars of %o$n#l!ssn!ss of a gr!at lo !"
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436. =o( m$&h holin!ss !7ists in th! appl! %lossom' ho( m$&h holin!ss !7ists in %!a$tif$l5 437. Ea&h saint is an apostl! of %!a$tif$l %!for! %!&oming a martyr of th! #!stiny" 438. Th!r! &an %! no gr!at!r fr!!#om than in %!a$ty" 439. Th! %!a$tif$l (ho han#&$ff yo$ %!&om!s $gly" 440. Th!r! &an %! a gr!at!r sin than to pass %lin# on th! str!!t of lif! (itho$t noti&ing th! %!a$tif$l that to &an narrat! him to #!ath" 441. )!a$ty is a Tim! (o$n# (hi&h s$ff!ring aft!r his lost !t!rnity' in a singl! mom!nt of !t!rnity that (ill ta4! th! %!a$ty (ith it" 442. Is it r!ally %!a$ty' th! (is#om (hi&h pr!#i&ts pain an# anityC 443. 8a !s of %!a$ty #isapp!ar for! !r in th! o&!an of #!ath' no matt!r ho( agitat!# (o$l# %!"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 444. In ain s(im in th! o&!an of %!a$ty' if yo$ #ro(n in it" 445. Loo4ing at yo$ I s!! <o# ho( &ar !s (ith th! &his!l of lo !' th! %!a$ty of yo$r fa&!" 446. Tr$! %!a$ty &onsists not in th! m!at that (ill !n# in #!ath' %$t in th! !t!rnity of th! mom!nt" 447. Li ! th! %!a$ty of th! !t!rnity of mom!nt an# (ill lo ! r!ally" 448. )!a$ty &onsists only in lo !"
449. 3o not s!ar&h ! !r th! shor! of th! lif! %!&a$s! yo$ sit on it' sin&! (h!n yo$ (!r! %orn for to #i!" 450. Lif! som!tim!s %!li! !s in %!a$ty' an# th!r!for!' hop!s" 451. )!a$ty f!!ls an# only th!n is 4no(s %y th! ill$sion of lif!" 452. 9rom &haos it (as !m%o#i!# th! 8or#' an# th! %!a$ty (as !m%o#i!# from th! lost lo ! in th! h!art of th! 8or#"
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453. Th! myst!ry of %!a$ty &onsists in passion' an# th! myst!ry of passion &onsists in anity an# p!rf!&tion" That is (hy th!r! ar! t(o (ays thro$gh (hi&h yo$ &an f!!l th! %!a$ty an# t(o forms of %!a$ty of p!rf!&tion an# of anity" 454. 6!a&! is a gift of th! %!a$ty of (ar"
455. Th! F$sti&! of %!a$ty is most oft!n #i i#!# of th! s!ns!s anity" 456. No matt!r ho( glorio$s it (o$l# %! th! i#!al of p!rf!&tion' th! tr$! %!a$ty &onsists in nat$ral' in th! nat$ral imp!rf!&tions' %!&a$s! an# (! ar! nat$rals an# not artifi&ial" 457. Th! %!a$tif$l is in all things %$t !sp!&ially in ho( many (! &an hop! th!y (ill &om!" 458. E !n in th! $gli!st thing' (!;ll fin# th! %!a$tif$l' #!p!n#s on $s' ho( s4illf$l (! ar!' to 4no( it" 459. If th! 8or#' of o$r ma4ing (as #i in!' it m!ans that an# (! tog!th!r (ith th! (orl# ar! as #i in!' an# ho( in th! #i inity !7ists %!a$ty m!ans that th!r! (ill ha ! to it fin# o$t"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 460. O$r mission forgott!n on this !arth is to #is&o !r th! #iamon# of %!a$ty ! !n in pain or s$ff!ring" 461. 8hy r!ally th! %!a$tif$l n!!#s th! 3i in! Light of $sC 462. 8! ar! a ra#i$s of s$n of a #!stiny in s!ar&h of %!a$ty among th! (a !s of hop! lost in th! o&!an of pain" 463. Th! &han&! of this (orl# is to %!li! ! in %!a$tif$l" 464. Oft!n th! m$# &an %! mor! p$r!' &l!an!r an# mor! %!a$tif$l than th! (hol! %rightn!ss of th! pala&!s" 465. Th! %!a$ty has th! F$sti&! of h!r as an#' th! palms ha ! th!ir #it&h!s" 466. 8hat it (o$l# ma4! lo ! (itho$t %!a$ty into a (orl# of ill$sionsC 467. Th! lin4 %!t(!!n ill$sion an# %!a$ty &onsists in li ing a magi&al mom!nt of !t!rnity' (hi&h gi !s r!ality an# f!!ling to th! ill$sion"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 468. Th!r! !7ists not r!gr!t mor! po(!rf$l than th! on! sprang from th! %!a$ty of lo !" 469. No matt!r ho( s(!!t (o$l# %! th! lo ! st!ps' th!y l!t th! #!!p!st tra&!s" 470. No matt!r ho( #ar4 is th! night' it is th! on! that gi !s shin! to #ay' F$st as th! s$ff!ring is th! on! that gi !s shin! of lo !" 471. 472. )!a$ty is th! flam! of passion" Th! myst!ry of lo ! is th! h!art of %!a$ty"
473. If (! 4n!( th! origin of <o# (!;ll %! happi!rC 474. =appin!ss is th! %ill thro(n on th! ta%l! of anity %y #!stiny" %!a$ty an#
475. Th! #iff!r!n&! %!t(!!n happin!ss &onsists in lo !" 476. =appin!ss &an som!tim!s h$rt"
477. Oft!n s$ff!ring aft!r happin!ss is gr!at!r than s$ff!ring of %!for! to 4no( happin!ss" 10
478. Th! tr$! happy lif! it li !s th! on! (ho 4no(s ho( to #is&o !r %!a$ty in pain' s$ff!ring' #irt or anity" 479. Can yo$ #is&o !r %!a$ty in som!thing that #o!s not yo$ 4no(C 480. Th! $n4no(n %!a$ty is a myst!ry or a #ramaC 481. If #!ath is $n*4no(l!#g! an# lif! is 4no(l!#g!' th! !t!rnity of th! mom!nt of on! gr!at lo ! (hat !ls! &o$l# %! than th! %ri#g! that &onn!&ts lif! %y #!ath' $n*4no(l!#g! %y 4no(l!#g!C 482. An# th! ang!ls' som!tim!s' an# th!y %ro4! th!ir (ings of hop!s" 483. 8hi&h &$rs! has not his F$sti&! an# his passion to t!ll th! (orl# som!thingC 484. 8itho$t th! smil! of yo$r h!art' my #!stiny (o$l# %! a &los!# #oor that (o$l# 4!!p m!' aspirations an# f$lfillm!nt &los!#" 485. Th! (hol! imm!nsity of th! (orl# it (o$l# #isint!grat! in h!lpl!ssn!ss if not (o$l# %! 4no(n"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION =o( many imm!nsity ar! %!si#! $s' (hi&h ar! not 4no(n to $s' %$t th!y ar! 4no(n to th! ang!lsC 486. Th! 8or# of &r!ation to %! th! &onf!ssion of <o#C 487. =o( m$&h an# (o$l# ha ! #!sir!# to %!li! ! in <o#' th! on! (ho has r! !al!# th! gr!at lo ! in th! last mom!nt of his lif!5 488. Th! &$rs! is th! F$sti&! of th! #i in! $n4no(n" 489. I ran into th! sno( of th! tho$ghts $ntil I $n#!rstan# that ! !rything (! %$ilt from it (ill m!lt l!a ing only th! m!mory of th! frost (hi&h ha# %$rn!# $s th! palms of o$r f!!lings" 490. 8aiting is th! s!&on# nat$r! of th! &haos"
491. )!t(!!n fr!!#om an# #ignity !7ists a gr!at &ompromis!, th! F$sti&!5 492. Th! fa$lt of this (orl# li!s not in h!r &r!ation' %$t in o$r m!aning" 493. =armony is th! air to(ar# (hi&h it sho$l# aim th! %r!ath of o$r tho$ghts" 11
494. I (o$l# li4! to &oll!&t th! #iamon#s of sno( from th! %loo# of o$r lo ! if it (o$l# not m!lt on&! (ith spring of m!mori!s of a gr!at lo !" 495. Th! form is %o#y of tho$ght"
496. I lost mys!lf in th! st!llar fir! of th! 4iss' (itho$t to mor! inD$ir! th! 8or# of <o# (hi&h ga ! %irth to th! (orl#' (hy is m!ltingC 497. N!ith!r a %!a$ty (o$l# mor! not shin! if it ha# not s!!n %y th! 3i in! Light of lo ! from th! o&!an of D$!stions (hi&h a&&ompany $s to(ar# #!ath" 498. <o# is %!for! all th! <r!at Un4no(n (ho lo !s $s" 499. Ianity is th! s$pr!m! m!as$r! of o$r a(ar!n!ss %!si#! lo !" 500. Th! (or#s of yo$r h!art ha ! froE!n $pon th! &h!st' of my hop!s #ash!#" 501. man" <o#;s mista4! &an not %! than irt$! for th!
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502. 3o not %! amaE!# if at th! gat! of anity' yo$ (ill !n&o$nt!r this (orl#" 503. E !n an# th! sa&r!#n!ss of sal ation is s!!n as a possi%ility of !nri&hm!nt %y man" 504. 3r!am is th! so$l of lif!' an# th! %r!athing of #!ath" 505. Th! flight to(ar# a%sol$t! of man is th! %ro4!n t!ar of th! #!stiny" 506. =appin!ss' yo$r nam! is s$ff!ring in th! (orl# of aniti!s" 507. 8hat (o$l# ha ! %!&om! th! fir! if it ha# not %$rn!#C 8as this' on! of th! !l!m!nts that has %$ilt th! (orl#C 508. Th! #r!am is th! #$ty of this (orl# to f$lfill its!lf' %!li! ing that is th! r!ality" 509. Al(ays th! first st!p (as th! on! that to op!n #oors of a %!ginning that has ! !rlasting on his si#!' th! !n#"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 510. If th! on! %orn (o$l# not #i!' th! %irth (o$l# not mor! !7ist" 511. Instin&t is th! on! that (!a !s th! f$t$r! of this (orl#" 512. T!ar of happin!ss no is #iff!r!nt (ith nothing from that of s$ff!ring' %$t is #!stin!# oth!r(is!" All so an# #!stini!s of !a&h of $s (ho ar! %orn %o#i!s' for to #i!' th! sam!' as %o#i!s' ar! in fr!! fall on &h!!4s of this (orl#" 513. 6!a&! from (ithin happin!ss is mor! fragil! than th! on! from th! so$l of s$ff!ring" 514. I &a$ght th! lif! in p$n&h!s of my #!stiny for to $n#!rstan# th! tr$! al$! of tr$th an# !t!rnity of %!for!han# of to %! %orn m!" 515. 8hat has s$&&!!#!# tr$ly this (orl#C To l!a# th! art of anity to th! high!st l! !l5 516. 3!sir! is a &as&a#! of f!!lings that %$rst on th! ro&4s of r!stl!ssn!ss of to &om! tr$! th! #r!am" 517. Th! #r!am is a %$rning %$sh that is !7ting$ish!s on&! (ith th! #a(n of yo$r !y!s' %!&oming r!ality"
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518. At th! !#g! of f!!ling' al(ays yo$ (ill m!!t th! o%li ion" 519. 8h!r! ar! str!( th! tir!# tra&!s of th! <r!at Tim! that %ro$ght yo$ into his arms %!yon# (orl#C O !r th! h!art of #!ath5 520. Th! light t!ar of <o# is th! thirst for lo !"
521. All th! sno(s of this (orl# ar! not &ol# !no$gh' for to %! hon!st (ith on! mom!nt of tr$! lo ! that (o$l# m!lt th!m" Th!r!for! th! lo ! stori!s #i! of most oft!n in th! #a(ns of #!sp!rat! hop!s of aniti!s of this (orl#" 522. Th! al$! is foo# of anity' as long as (! #on;t 4no( th! a%sol$t! tr$th" 523. :o$ &an %! any(h!r! !ls! mor! alon! than %!ing ship(r!&4!# in mi#*o&!an that ga ! $s lif! for to impro ! it in th! anity of to s!!4 $s al(ays th! so$l mat!" 524. C$rs! &an not %! %anish!# than r!spon#ing (ith th! lo ! &$rs!' p!rhaps most painf$lly s(!!t &$rs! of many h!arts"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 525. If th! gat!s of h!a !n (o$l# %! op!n!# for $s in o$r lif!tim!s (o$l# (! %! happi!r (ith o$r po(!r of th! pr!s!nt #is&!rnm!ntC 526. Only th! on! (ho pass!# thro$gh #!ath (ill 4no( th! tr$! p$rpos! of lif!" 527. Lif! is a &ontin$o$s (ar (ith o$rs!l !s (hil! #!ath is a &ontin$o$s p!a&!" Th!n (h!n (!;r! afrai# of pain' of s$ff!ring' of str$ggl!' (! ar! afrai# of lif! an# not of #!ath' as (! all ar! in&lin!# to %!li! ! in this ill$sion of lif!" 528. Th! p!tals of o$r hop!s (ill %!&om! th! flo(!r of o$r gr!at lo ! (h!n (! (ill 4n!!l at th! root of th! sam! 4iss from th! !y!s of o$r h!arts" 529. 9r!!#om of lo ! has th! gr!at!st &onstraint' fr!! &ons!nt!#' %!t(!!n all 4no(n fr!!#oms" 530. E7ist!n&! is th! gam! fir!(or4s' of th! ill$sion of lif!" 531. Th! (hol! gr!atn!ss of th! (orl# is %as!# on lo ! an# hat!" 532. Lo !' yo$r nam! is holin!ss"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 533. 8hi&h shor! of h$gs &o$l# &ompris! th! a%sol$t! of o$r #!sir!s' in o$t of lo !C 534. =atr!# is straitFa&4!t of lo !"
535. If th! lo ! not it (o$l# mirror in hat!' no%o#y (o$l# not $n#!rstan# (hi&h is' th! opposit! or h!r !ss!n&!" 536. 8h!n yo$ lo ! th! most' yo$ hat! th! most' yo$ hat! ! !rything that &o$l# 4i#nap yo$r gr!at lo !" 537. Lo ! an# hat! ar! on! an# th! sam! thing' only #iff!r!nt int!rpr!t!#" 538. If <o# is lo !' h! &an not %! an# hatr!#" This is th! &a$s! for that (! &an not assign at th! lo ! th! opposit! of h!r' th! hat!' li4! to lif!' th! #!ath" 539. As th!r! &an %! no lif! (itho$t #!ath' all so th!r! &an %! no lo ! (itho$t hat!" 540. <o# is lo ! an# hat! at th! sam! tim!" 8ith as (ill lo ! mor! th! man' h! (ill hat! ! !rything that &an harm th! man" 541. 8! &an not s!! a <o# o !r o$r m!aning"
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542. If <o# is lo ! an# hat! at th! sam! tim!' &an %!&om! %oth saint an# #! ilC :!s5 Lo ! an# th! (!ll' %!long to holin!ss' only that th! ! il an# hat! that %!long to #! ils ar! th! on!s (hi&h gi ! %rillian&! to th! lo !' as an# #!ath to lif!' or' lif! to #!ath" 543. )igg!st mista4! of all tim! for h$manity (as (h!n <o# lost his attri%$t! of ! il' %!&oming only goo#" StigmatiEing th! ! il' inst!a# t$rn it into goo#' h! t$rn!# it into a gr!at!r ! il" <oo# (itho$t ! il' or lo ! (itho$t hatr!#' &an not !7ist" Th!n man st!pp!# on th! path of th! ali!nation of hims!lf" 544. Th! tr$! <o# of man4in# is h! (ho lo !s an# hat!s F$st li4! th! man' %!&a$s! any oth!r <o# (o$l# %!' if (ill !7&!!# th! po(!r of $n#!rstan#ing of man' (ill %! ali!nat! an# (ill al(ays r!main an in&ompr!h!nsi%l! fa&! of him" 545. A <o#' strang!r of man' an# a man' strang!r of <o#' loo4 (h!r! it l!a#s th! mis$n#!rstan#ing of th! fa&t that lo ! m!ans an# hat!' as' th! lif! m!ans' an# #!ath" 546. In a gr!at lo !' hat! %!&om!s th! gl$! that #!f!n#s ! !rything th!y &o$l# harm h!r !t!rnity" 547. :o$ &an not s!parat! th! goo# from th! ! il' or lo ! from hatr!#' %!&a$s! yo$ (ill &r!at! an
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION ali!nat!# so&i!ty' a so&i!ty (h!r! ar! n!!#!# th! #! ils' (hi&h to it fight (ith <o#' an# not a so&i!ty (h!r! #! ils him &o$l# h!lp <o# to lo ! an# mor! th! man4in#" 548. A <o# s$rro$n#!# %y ang!ls of lo ! or of hatr!#' of th! goo# or ! il' (h!r! !a&h on! (o$l# ha ! th!ir shar! of g$ilt a%o$t th! s4y r$l!s' (o$l# %! a <o# p!rf!&t for man' a <o# (ho &o$l# p$t on ang!ls to mor! #o an# (hat sho$l# thro$gh th! para#is!" 549. A <o# of goo# an# of lo !' impos!# %y for&!' is mor! ! il than a #! il" 550. 6l!as! <o#' l!t m! r!main h$man"
551. Th! p$rpos! of man on this (orl# is to %! %orn a$t$mn an# th! (or#s' #!sir!s' his aspirations to %! r$sty l!a !s &arri!# in th! %!ating (in# his o(n #!stiny to no(h!r!" 552. 3o !s of p!a&! (ill ha ! %ro4!n (ings in th! h!art of a <o# (ho #o!s not an# $n#!rstan# his o(n #! ils" 553. Strang!r of mys!lf' thro( m! to(ar# th! (at&h of th! m!mory from yo$r arms forgott!n of so long' on th! %an4 ni%%l!# %y th! (!ath!r of a #!stiny that is no long!r (ith $s"
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554. 8ho ar! yo$ th! for!ign!r of th! roa#s of my #!stiny lost in th! horiEon of a lif! that (! n! !r manag!# to &at&h it $p latt!rC 555. Only in' lo !' yo$ &an $n#!rstan# th! hatr!#"
556. 8ho is s$pports on this (orl#C <o# (ho (ant!# it' or th! man (ho (ins $ltimat!ly #!ath thro$gh h!rC 557. No(h!r! has %!&om! th! sym%ol of this (orl# that &om!s an# it go!s to no(h!r!" 558. Th! m!mory springs from sa&r!#n!ss"
559. 9!ar is th! &r!ator of th! imag! of this (orl#" 560. Art is th! longing of !t!rnity"
561. Most pr!&io$s gift of man is <o# (ho ga ! hims!lf to !t!rnity of a mom!nt from h$man nat$r!' (hi&h is lo !" 562. <o# has shap!# th! #$st of o$r #r!ams $ntil h! ga ! it th! %r!ath of lo !' p$tting it g!ntly in th! (in#o( of #!stiny" .2
563. I; ! m!t yo$ in th! &ity of lo !' (h!r! I tri!# to &onD$!r th! &ol# (alls of yo$r !y!s of so m$&h lon!lin!ss" 564. Not th! spa&! an# nor th! tim! ar! thos! (ho (ant to 4no( (hy th! #!ath not l!arns to #i!' or th! lif! l!arns to li ! tr$ly in a gr!at lo !' %$t F$st th! (ings of ang!l' %ro4!n of yo$r !y!s' tir!# of so m$&h longing" 565. I %!li! ! in th! hot pray!r of %loo# that s!!th!s in th! (or# (hi&h $s %orn al(ays loo4ing for o$rs!l !s' %$t (itho$t to fin# o$rs!l !s ! !r r!ally" 566. Lo ! is th! limit that smash!s th! (alls of #!stiny" 567. I #o not %!li! ! in th! %rightn!ss of o$r ill$sion of lif! o !r #!ath' than in th! singl! tr$th' (hi&h (as gi !n to $s for 4no(l!#g!, lo !" =o( tr$ths &an not #i!' th!n it m!ans that th! aft!r*(orl# is lo ! an# nothing mor!" 568. I (ish yo$ as only <o# &an $n#!rstan# his o(n a%sol$t! tr$th"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 569. In th! !y!s of th! 3i in! Light of th! lo ! h!art' yo$ (ill not ! !r fin# #ar4" 570. If <o# an# (o$l# los! th! h$man' it (o$l# los! on hims!lf of $s" 571. Alongsi#! of <o# (! m$st %! %!for! all alongsi#! of $s" 572. Th!r! &an %! no gr!at!r h$miliation than to (orship to an inh$man <o#' (ho forg!# h$manity" 573. All th! %!a$ti!s of (orl# ar! not (orth as th! h$man from yo$r <o#" 574. Tr$! holin!ss it m!ans first of all h$manism"
575. <o# for%i# of th! r!ligion (h!r! th! #! il is mor! h$man! than <o#' (hi&h (ill %$il# an inh$man! so&i!ty' f$ll of gaps an# %ias!s" 576. Th! first para#o7 of history (as &r!at!# (h!n th! #! il %!&am! mor! h$man than <o#" 577. Th! pr!F$#i&!' 7!nopho%ia' has li4! origin th! la&4 of h$manism of yo$r <o# from his o(n r!ligion"
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578. If o$r <o# (o$l# %!&om! !no$gh of h$man' not (o$l# mor! ha ! n!!# of #! ils' an# th! so&i!ty (o$l# %!&om! almost p!rf!&t" 579. Only an inh$man <o# n!!#s th! #! ils (ith (hi&h to is fight" 580. I lo ! yo$ a%o ! th! (hol! p!rf!&tion of th! <o# of o$r lo !" 581. Th! sno( of o$r lo ! (ill not m!lt n! !r on p!#!stal of tim! (hi&h f!!#s (ith ill$sions this (orl#" 582. Tr$th' a%o$t %!a$tif$l &an not %! sai# than of lo !" 583. Th! passion of %!a$tif$l an# of lo !' is th! p!rf!&tion" 584. I &an not %!li! ! in th! p!a&! of lo ! (hi&h %y #!finition m!ans th! str$ggl!" 585. If lo ! (o$l# ha ! an $n#!rstoo#' it (o$l# #isint!grat! li4! a &igar!tt! smo4!"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 586. A (orl# (itho$t lo ! (o$l# %! a lan# (itho$t of ni&!' profo$n#n!ss' sa&r!#n!ss an# holin!ss" 587. Nothing &an %! mor! painf$l than th!n (h!n ! !n th! ang!ls of lo ! an# %ro4! th! (ings an# (!r! &ollaps!# into th! o&!an of o%li ion" 588. 6!rf!&tion is th! thal!r thro$gh (hi&h lo ! pays th! aspiration of to fin# its!lf in th! h$man' of h!r o(n <o#" 589. 590. In lo !' F$sti&! is #i i#!# of longing" Th!r! is no F$sti&! (itho$t h$manism"
591. 8h!n th! s$ns!t #!stroy th! lo ! from th! t!ar of longing' approa&h!s th! night of lon!lin!ss" 592. Only happin!ss 4no(s ho( painf$l it is h!r #!stiny (hi&h (ill %! lost in th! #!ath of o%li ion" 593. I lo ! yo$ ang!l of #a(ns of my hop!s"
594. Only th! #r!am &an r!ally 4no( (hat is r!ality' an# th! r!ality &an 4no( (hat is th! #r!am"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 595. An# if o$r h!arts %!at strongly in th! t!ar #!stiny (ill ! !r s$&&!!# op!n to him th! gat!s of !t!rnityC 596. I am th! stray tra !l!r in th! ho$rglass (hi&h sifts th! lo !' %ro4!n for! !r on th! &ol# san# of th! o%li ion" 597. =o( in lo ! th!r! is p!a&!' in #!ath th!r! is #!stiny (hi&h not %! f$lfill!#" 598. =as &o$nt!#' som!%o#y' th! flo(!r p!tals from th! gr!at lo !s that #i! !a&h fall of #r!aming a littl!' ta4ing from o$r lif!tim! th! f$lfillm!nt" 599. I #i# not tho$ght I &an say that mo$ntains my hop!s ha ! th! p!a4s of $n&onD$!ra%l!" 600. O !r o$r li !s th!r! is only on! s$n' th! s$n of lo !" 601. 8hy I fo$n# mys!lf so far from m!C
602. =o( many among spring %$#s of o$r #r!ams (ill %!&om! r$sty a$t$mns of th! pain of lo ! $nf$lfill!#" 603. At th! gat!s of para#is! to yo$ #o not (ish th! happin!ss' %!&a$s! it is %orn of s$ff!ring"
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604. Ar! yo$ th! &orolla of rays of th! (or# thro$gh (hi&h <o# has in&arnat! m! in yo$r h!art" 605. 8hat &o$l# ha ! gr!at!r m!aning in lif!C Th! mom!nt (ith that yo$ (ill not yo$ mor! ! !r m!!t' or th! mom!nt' in (hi&h yo$ (ill r!main for! !r' %!&oming yo$r #!athC 606. Th!r! is gr!at!r profo$n#n!ss than to s!! th! smil! of a t!ar that &ri!s" 607. Th!n I (at&h!# th! magi& of mom!nt' (hi&h s!!m!# that not it mor! !n#s n! !r $ntil I $n#!rstan# that li !" 608. )!t(!!n' a man an# a han#f$l of #$st' (hi&h oth!r #iff!r!n&!s th!r! may %! apart from lo !" 609. No matt!r ho( al$a%l! it (o$l# s!!m lif!' #!ath (ill (in ! !ry tim!" 610. 8hy lif! is pr!paring for #!athC 8! (ant it or not' #!ath %!&om!s th! gr!at !7amin!r of th! lif!" 611. =o( oft!n (! #!pri ! o$rs!l !s of o$rs!l !s an# ho( oft!n (! %!li! ! in th! myst!ry
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION %y (hi&h (! &an %!&om! al(ays som!thing !ls! than (hat (! ar!" 612. 8hi&h tra&! of th! sno( of o$r hop!s (ill mor! r!main $n*m!lt!# %y th! h!at of anity of this (orl#C 613. Lo ! is th! longing' hop!' som!thing that (! miss so m$&h that (! #i! for him" Lo ! its!lf not lo !s yo$' on th! &ontrary' it ma4!s yo$ f!!l th! pain' s$ff!ring' lon!lin!ss m$&h mor! than ! !r" 614. If it ha# not h$rt' th! lo ! (o$l# not mor! ! !r %! f$lfill!#" 615. )!t(!!n lif! an# #!ath m$st ha ! %!!n a gr!at lo ! on&! (hat lif! so m$&h s$ff!rs o !r th! #!ath" 616. 8hat;s th! #iff!r!n&! %!t(!!n lif! an# #!athC Lif! is #ying (ith !a&h passing mom!nt' an# #!ath gi !s it th! lif! !t!rnal to that mom!nt" 617. 9lying is a hop!' (hi&h is lost in th! myst!ry of h!r o(n #r!am" 618. 8h!n at s$ns!t of a lo ! app!ars th! %loo# of s4y from o$r longings' th! (in#s of hop!s' (ill (r!&4 on th! storms of th! lo ! mis$n#!rstoo#"
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619. Not any longing' #i!s' as not any #!ath' h$rts" 620. 8itho$t th! <o# of yo$r !y!s' th! (or# of o$r in&arnation (o$l# ha ! #i!#" 621. E7ists lif! mor! in #!ath' than in th! lif! that #i!s (ith ! !ry mom!ntC 622. Th! &lo$#s of smil!' %!trays s!ntim!ntal storm" 623. Th! flo(!r is th! myst!ry of =is <o# lo !"
624. =o( many of $s #o not #ro(ning o$rs!l !s in ri !rs that &ross thro$gh o$r #it&h!s of palms &allo$s!# %y tim! of th! ain hop!sC 625. If (! (o$l# not miss anything (o$l# mor! !7ist!# lo !C 626. 6!a&! %!t(!!n $s an# <o# is &all!# h!r!sy' o%!#i!n&! is &all!# r!ligion' an# fight is &all!# lo !5 627. 6l!as!' %!ing of light (hi&h gi ! hop!s of my longing' l!a ! m! th! s$n of yo$r gaE! to floo# my lif! history"
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628. =o( many l!a !s of th! m!mori!s (ill not pass on th! gray s4y that falls har# o !r tra&!s of yo$r st!ps of %!yon# th! (orl#C 629. Th! fla4!s of r!mot!n!ss of th! ali!n of m! ar! lay on th! for!h!a# of yo$r lo !' lost in th! horiEon of a longing' (hi&h s!t fir! ! !n an# th! s4y froE!n of m!mori!s that not (ill mor! &o$l# n! !r $n#!rstan# th! spring of a n!( %!ginning" 630. 8hat &o$l# %! sa##!r than th! solit$#! of a mom!nt that #an&!s in th! so$l of gr!at tim! %!si#! infinity of oth!r mom!nts li4! h!rC 631. Th!r! is no p!rf!&t lo !' as' th!r! is no lif! that to 4no( th! a%sol$t! tr$th' %!&a$s! %oth ar! p!rf!&t pr!&is!ly thro$gh th!ir imp!rf!&tion" 632. As to fa&! #!ath yo$ m$st stay ali !' thro$gh th! a%sol$t! of yo$r %!ing (ho &an not %! anything !ls! than lo !" 633. Th! a%sol$t! of %!a$ty li!s in imp!rf!&tion (hi&h al(ays o%lig!s yo$ to #o it p!rf!&t' %!&oming th$s a horiEon on (hi&h yo$ (ill not s$&&!!# to &at&h him ! !r"
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SORIN CERIN ILLUMINATION 634. Th! limit %!t(!!n lif! an# #!ath' %!t(!!n %!ing an# not %!ing' is &all!# #!stiny"
635. 9r!!#om is a (ing (hi&h is %ro4!n (h!n! !r th! flight %!&om!s too oppr!ssi ! in th! storm of tr$th" 636. In #!ath' ! !rything a&&omplish!# thro$gh #!stiny" %!&om!s
637. All th! flo(!rs of this (orl# #o not ma4! as th! smil! of th! 3i in! Light (ithin yo$" 638. 6!a&! from my insi#! %!&am! a fight only (h!n I; ! not =im mor! $n#!rstoo# on th! <o# of th! strang!r from my insi#!" 639. Th!r! &an %! no fr!!#om (itho$t #ying"
640. Th!r! is no gr!at!r agitation than th! sil!n&! of #!af &ry of lif! that no on! long!r h!ars him" 641. Co$l# %! th! !li7ir of lo !' th! #$st of anity of this (orl#' l!# %y th! (in#s of o%li ion to(ar# no(h!r!' or th! #!athC
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642. Complain' th! sno(s of th! lo ! that m!lt in horiEons lost of th! o%li ion' %!&oming $n%o$n#!# ri !rs of th! !t!rnal of this (orl#' (ith nam! of lif!" 643. Th! lo ! an# %!a$ty' ar! t(o imp!rf!&tions (hi&h' on&! (hat ar! &onFoint' %!&om!s p!rf!&tly" 644. 8hi&h' storm has not h!r &lo$#s an# (hi&h' %!a$ty has not h!r imp!rf!&tionC 645. Not a mom!nt is not tiny !no$gh to gi ! gr!atn!ss an# !t!rnity to #!ath" 646. Th! <o# of lo ! of $s' #o not gi ! ! !r a# i&!' %$t l!a !s yo$ to #!&iph!r alon! th! myst!ri!s of anity of this lif! for to $n#!rstan# #!ath" 647. 8hat s!ns! (o$l# ha ! th! tim! from th! lif! of a lo ! if not (o$l# !7ist!# th! !t!rnity of a mom!nt (hi&h to s$rpass thro$gh h!r !7p!ri!n&! th! (hol! tim! of th! (orl#" 648. If not (o$l# %! #!ath it (o$l# mor! !7ist!# <o#C 8h!r! (o$l# it straight!n!# ' th!n th! lif!C
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649. Th! (hol! p$rpos! of lif! &onsists in #!ath' (itho$t (hi&h it (o$l# los! a%sol$t! any path' an# ho( lif! m!ans a path of #!stiny' a pass' (itho$t #!ath (o$l# anish %oth lif! an# #!stiny" 650. An !t!rnal lif! (o$l# m!an a lif! that (o$l# #i! (ith ! !ry mom!nt' !t!rnal5 651. 8hat it (o$l# #!ath #o (itho$t lif!C 8ho (o$l# it mor! gi ! %irthC 652. As th! lif! is th! moth!r of #!ath' th! #!ath %!&om!s th! &hil# #iso(n!# oft!n of lif!" 653. Th! st!ps of th! lost horiEon' of lo !' (ill fin# again th!ir footst!ps only in #!ath" 654. Th!r! is no sigh of lif! that (o$l# not #i! on&! an# on&!' so lif! is sa !# in th! #!ath on (hi&h has #!stin!# h!r' (itho$t (hi&h th! %!a$ty of this (orl# (o$l# not mor! ha ! any s!ns!" 655. Lo ! m!ans %!a$tif$l' ! !n if s$%F!&ti !" 9rom h!r! th! imp!rf!&tion of lo ! an# %!a$ty" 656. 8h!n yo$ (ill fin# %!a$ty in th! infinity of (is#om' yo$ (ill %! tr$ly happy"
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657. I &an not %!li! ! ho( littl! (! n!!# to %! happy an# ho( m$&h (ant to fin# as many a%o$t happin!ss' 4no(ing that' as (! (ill s!!4 mor!' as (! (ill #!part of happin!ss" =!r! is th! h$man s!lfishn!ss' th! (ay (! (ant as mor! happin!ss' (h!n sh! is o%tain!# from as littl! as possi%l!" 658. Th! l$&4 or th! %a# l$&4 ar! th! s!ns!s of #!stiny" 659. Th! flam! of th! m!mori!s (ill %$rn al(ays th! gaE! of longing to no(h!r!" 660. )!a$ty (ill %!&om! happin!ss only (h!n sh! (ill s$ff!r !no$gh to %! happy" 661. AI lo ! yo$A is mor! important than th! (hol! m!aning of this (orl# an# p!rhaps th! only (ay to s!! th! a%sol$t! tr$th" 662. 8h!n (ill lo !' yo$ (ill l!arn ho( to gi ! %irth th! infinit! of $s" 663. In lo !' (! all ha ! th! sam! <o#"
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664. Th!r! !7ists no forgi !n!ss in lo ! %!&a$s! no%o#y &an not (rong" 665. 8h!n th! lo ! is missing from th! fo$ntain of so$l' ! !n an# th! stars of %!a$ty' los! th!ir shin!" 666. 3o not try to %!li! ! in %!a$ty' (itho$t <o# an# lo !" 667. 3!ath is a #r!am of lif! (h!r! this r!&!i !s th! #a(ns of !t!rnity" 668. Th!r! is no pla&! $n#!r th! s$n that (ill r!main for! !r yo$rs' no matt!r ho( of infinit!' (o$l# %! th! $ni !rs! of th! hop!s of yo$r lo !" Th!r!for!' yo$ sho$l# s!ar&h th! p!rf!&tion in th! infinity of yo$" 669. Th! %!a$ty of th! 3i in! Light (ithin !a&h of $s &onsists in that it gi !s th! f!!ling to th! !t!rnity an# thro$gh it' all %!&om!s %!a$ty an# lo !" 670. Lo ! is a &hil#hoo# (hi&h not mat$r!s ! !r"
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671. 8ith ho( m$&h s$ff!ring' lif! has to fa&! to %! happy in th! sa ing arms of #!ath5 672. Th! most %!a$tif$l of all is th! p!a&! (ith yo$rs!lf" 673. =istory is a t!ar that tri&4l!s #o(n his &h!!4 h!!#l!ss of th! tim! (itho$t 4no(ing (h!r! (ill r!a&h finally" 674. 6ray that th! s$nris! of yo$r h!art to #o not it s!t #o(n ! !r th! %!a$ty of lo !' (ishing th! p!rf!&tion' (h!r! !a&h s$nris! %!&om!s p!rf!&t if it (ill s!t #o(n" 675. =appin!ss' yo$ ar! an !nigma of th! 8or# (hi&h has in&arnat!# m! to %!&om! a(ar! of lo ! an# %!a$ty" 676. Th! $niD$! (ho &an tr$ly 4no( is F$st <o#' %!&a$s! only =! 4no(s th! a%sol$t! tr$th thro$gh (hi&h it i#!ntifi!s' 4no(ing it" 677. Tim! is th! g$ar#ian (ho st!als $s th! !t!rnity" 678. Lif! is a pray!r of #!stiny in front of #!ath"
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679. 8hat (o$l# (! #o (itho$t th! o&!an of lo ! ! !n if th! t!ars from him &an not ! !n %! &o$nt!#5 680. As th! &raftsman I (ish to mo#!l th! %o#y of mom!nt an# to %ring yo$ happin!ss' an# all th! tim!' that (o$l# r!main o$tsi#! h!r' to smash it of th! ro&4 of o%li ion for! !r" 681. Ill$sion of Lif! l!ts yo$ to $n#!r!stimat! ! !n an# th! mo$ntains of p!rf!&tion of gr!at hop!s' fa&! of (hi&h an# th! #!ath' is (orships' #r!aming at th!m" 682. )!a$ty of #r!am of my h!art l!a !s m! #a(ns of happin!ss to s!!4 th!ir shor!s of a&&omplishm!nts' in rays of yo$r gaE! #i in!5 683. Th!r! is no gr!at!r #!spair than to %r!a4 $p of hop! from th! #i in! light from longing of yo$r lo !" 684. Motionl!ss as a ro&4 %!for! th! %liEEar#s of lif!' gra&!f$l as a flo(!r %!for! of lo !' h!r! is h$man p$rpos!" 685. 3o not (ait for spring of %!a$ty in th! (int!r of solit$#!' %$t %!li! ! in th! %!a$ty of
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sno(fall from yo$r so$l' that 4iss!s ! !n an# th! !t!rnity from yo$ (ith th! &ol# sin&!rity" 686. Th!r! is no night (hi&h to not an# sho( on&! an# on&! th! stars" 687. Roots %!&om! %itt!r for th! l!a !s (hi&h ar! r$sting an# s(!!t for %$#s of #r!ams that (ill &om! in a spring (ith a to$&h of #!ath' (h!n all th!s! l!a !s (ill %! a m!mory of th! roots too %itt!r that to mor! %! tr$ly an# s(!!t" 688. 9r!!#om is th! sl!!p of r!ality an# th! foo# of th! ill$sion of lif!" 689. 8hi&h star is fr!! to go (h!r! (ants from th! gala7y of h!r s$ff!rings or happin!ss in s!ar&h of %!a$tif$l' (h!n sh! is th! %!a$tif$lC 690. Is raining (ith th! smil! of yo$r m!mory' %!yon# th! tim! r!%orn from th! longing of a 4iss" 691. Th!r! (ill !7ist no happin!ss than (h!n yo$ ma4! p!a&! %!t(!!n yo$ an# &anons of %!a$ty' (h!th!r it %! th! opposit! s!7 or any oth!r imag! from nat$r!"
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692. No matt!r ho( long is th! lif!' #!ath #o!s not ha ! tim!" Th!n (hy ar! yo$ afrai# of #!athC 693. Th! 3i in! Light of th! A%sol$t! Tr$th (ill g$i#! $s al(ays th! st!ps of hop!s ! !n if (! #on;t it 4no( th! mira&$lo$s sp!&tr$m only %y int$ition"
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