Having Been Is a Kind of Being

I told my comrades that human life, under any circumstances, never ceases to have a meaning. I asked the poor creatures who listened to me attentively in the darkness of the hut to face up to the seriousness of our position. They must not lose hope but should keep their courage," he said. "The hopelessness of our struggle did not detract from its dignity and its meaning" He added: 'Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind' The purpose of his words was to find a full meaning in our life,. i saw that my efforts had been successful when the electric bulb flared up again, i saw the iserable figures of my friends lim