My soul, where are you? Do you hear me? I speak, I call you - are you there? I have returned, I am here again. I have shaken the dust of all the lands from my feet, and I have come to you, I am with you. After long years of long wandering, I have come to you again. Should I tell you everything I have seen, experienced, and drunk in? Or do you not want to hear about all the noise of life and the world? But one thing you must know: the one thing I have learned is that one must live this life. Do you still know me? How long the separation lasted! Everything has become so different. And how did I find you? How strange my journey was! What words should I use to tell you on what twisted paths a good star has guided me to you? Give me your hand, my almost forgotten soul. How warm the joy at seeing you again, you long disavowed soul. Life has led me back to you. Let us thank the life I have lived for all the happy and all the sad hours, for every joy, for every sadness. My soul, my journey should continue with you. I will wander with you and ascend to my solitude. C.g. Jung
About This Quote

Of course, this is a quote from the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche believed that the most important things are those which are not material. The things that are important are the experiences of life, the things which are not material. But this quote also reminds us of our soul and how it is our connection to all living things.

It is the core of our being, the thing which connects us with everything around us and makes us aware that we are part of nature. When we lose touch with our connection to nature, we can become disconnected from everyone and everything.

Source: The Red Book: Liber Novus

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