1875-1965, German Theologian, Philosopher, Musician, Physician, Missionary, 1952 Nobel Laureate
Affirmation / Approval
Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise it to its true value. To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exalt the will to live.
Being / Essence / Soul
No one can give a definition of the soul. But we know what it feels like. The soul is the sense of something higher than ourselves, something that stirs in us thoughts, hopes, and aspirations which go out to the world of goodness, truth, and beauty. The soul is a burning desire to breathe in this world of light and never to lose it – to remain children of light.
Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert Schweitzer , Harold Robles, ed., 1993
Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing , © 2004