Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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When we think that we will be gone and not be with our loved ones anymore, we can feel like we cannot do anything about it. When we think that we won’t be able to see our loved ones anymore, there is nothing we can do. But the truth is, power is something that we lose when we leave this earth. We cannot keep it with us for eternity and there is nothing we can do to get it back.

It only exists for a short time and after that, it is gone forever. So, there is no reason to feel sad at the thought of losing power because it does not last forever and there is nothing you can do to bring it back. We must only remember the good times and the love that we had for those who were here with us and treasure those memories as the most important things in life.

Source: The Gulag Archipelago 19181956

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