Patricia Robin WoodruffI could feel a deep connection to Spirit in every glorious sunset and awesome wonder in every uncurling flower, but I couldn’t feel anything like that in the hollow words of men gone by.
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In this quote, writer and activist Elie Wiesel describes the absence of spirituality from the words of men. He uses the word “Spirit” to describe that which gives life meaning and purpose. He is a man who has lost his faith in men, and at the same time he can no longer find a spiritual feeling in the things which used to give him meaning.
Source: The Call Of The Spectacled Owl
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