369 Rilke and the Search for God
The History of Literature
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The Godness of Everything
Rilka's advice to the young soldier who was not very happy about soldiering is far more beautiful than i could do. He says, what you, dear mister capus, now have to experience as an officer, you would have felt in just the same way in any of the established professions. No status, no profession matters. You are like a dead person, only very alive. And let's hear if rilka makes this pivot to god as well, the godness of everything. and spoiler, alert: he does make that pivot. But let's hear him describe it, because it's far morebeautiful than i couldDo, far more surprising.
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