What is a Magdalen's death?

There are certain conditions of the human mind when all things on earth seem to wear a gloomy aspect—every sound thrills the soul like a funeral knell—

Then it is that death often becomes desirable—fear vanishes—a strange, reckless daring takes possession of the human soul. 

I can no longer endure this polluting, this festering breath.

Gladly I fly to the refuge that's left me—

Merciful death—

Not sadly, tearfully,

But gladly, cheerfully,

Go to my death.

Priests may refuse to grant sanctified burial thereunto me.

Father, I thank Thee! a blessing is always held

Over the sea.

Aye, in its wildest foam.

Aye, in its thickest gloom,

Blessed is the sea!

Welcome, oh! Sea, with thy breaking and dashings

That never shall cease—

Down in thy angriest, stormiest waters,

Oh, hide me in peace!

Say to the weary face,

Come to thy resting-place,

Slumber in peace.

However great your troubles may be, remember that suide is not a panacea.

It should alter our whole conception of things.

It should tell us much, it should alter our whole conception of things, it should bring home what we have to do, what I have to do, and what all the countless millions have to do in the end, to give, and not to take.

Monument to Humanity,* Mehmet Aksoy, Kars, Turkey | Georgios Giannopoulos | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

*The Statue of Humanity was a nearly completed statue in Kars, Turkey. The monument was demolished in April 2011, only months after being criticized by then–prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as a freak or monstrosity.

Monument to Humanity Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Humanity (accessed 18 July 2021)

It should bring home what we have to do.

It should tell us much, it should alter our whole conception of things, it should bring home what we have to do, what I have to do, and what all the countless millions have to do in the end, to give, and not to take.

Monument to Humanity,* Mehmet Aksoy, Kars, Turkey | Georgios Giannopoulos | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

*Statue of Humanity was a nearly completed statue in Kars, Turkey. The monument was demolished in April 2011, only months after being criticized by then–prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as a freak or monstrosity.

Monument to Humanity Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Humanity (accessed 18 July 2021)

And what all the countless millions have to do.

It should tell us much, it should alter our whole conception of things, it should bring home what we have to do, what I have to do, and what all the countless millions have to do in the end, to give, and not to take.

Monument to Humanity,* Mehmet Aksoy, Kars, Turkey | Georgios Giannopoulos | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

*The Statue of Humanity was a nearly completed statue in Kars, Turkey. The monument was demolished in April 2011, only months after being criticized by then–prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as a freak or monstrosity.


Monument to Humanity Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Humanity (accessed 18 July 2021)

What I have to do

It should tell us much, it should alter our whole conception of things, it should bring home what we have to do, what I have to do, and what all the countless millions have to do in the end, to give, and not to take.

Monument to Humanity,* Mehmet Aksoy, Kars, Turkey | Georgios Giannopoulos  | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

*Statue of Humanity was a nearly completed statue in Kars, Turkey. The monument was demolished in April 2011, only months after being criticized by then–prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as a freak or monstrosity.

Monument to Humanity Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Humanity (accessed 18 July 2021)

In my Father's house

In my Father's house are many mansions.

Jesus

Interior of Ouvrage Schoenenbourg—Thomas Bresson—Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported

It is Life Itself

All intelligence in life is possessed of will. It is the Will in the individual spirit that makes that spirit what it is—that makes it exist at all—it is life itself.