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“From all that urges and admonishes, the romantic turns away. He wants to dream, enjoy, immerse himself, instead of clearing his way by striving and wrestling. That which has been and rises out of what is past occupies him far more than what is to become and also more than what wants to become; for the word of the future would always be command. Experiences with their many echoes and their billows stand higher in his estimation than life with its tasks; for tasks always establish a bond with harsh reality. And from this he is in flight. He does not want to struggles against fate, but rather to receive it with an ardent and devout soul; he does not want to wrestle for the blessing, but to experience it, abandoning himself, devoid of will, to what spells salvation and bliss.”

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Judaism and Christianity: essays by Leo Baeck

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Leo Baeck
Leo Baeck

Leo Baeck, born on May 23, 1873, and died on November 2, 1956, was a German Jewish rabbi. He was one of the most important Jewish thinkers of the 20th century, known for his profound understanding of Judaism and German culture. more

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