Thursday, January 3, 2013

Dag Hammarskjöld

To be free, to be able to stand up and leave everything behind - without looking back. To say Yes. ... To say Yes to life is at one and the same time to say Yes to oneself.
Yes, even to that element in one which is most unwilling to let itself be transformed from a temptation into a strength.
If only I may grow : firmer, simpler - quieter, warmer. The humility which comes from others having faith in you.

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  1. Hammarskjöld: 2

    by Sten Söderberg

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  2. http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=mLgOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=To+be+free,+to+be+able+to+stand-up+and+leave+everything+behind–+without+looking+back.+To+say+YES+If+only+I+may+grow:+firmer,+simpler,–quieter,+warmer.&source=bl&ots=TDQwHQorCU&sig=KMz6xfgaaZi41u_jtato29TtOcM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3wzmUIGEEIjVkQXgwoC4CQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=To%20be%20free%2C%20to%20be%20able%20to%20stand-up%20and%20leave%20everything%20behind–%20without%20looking%20back.%20To%20say%20YES%20If%20only%20I%20may%20grow%3A%20firmer%2C%20simpler%2C–quieter%2C%20warmer.&f=false

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