Война и мир

Chapter 12

           Howisityouknoweverything?WhydoIalonenotseewhatyousee?Youseeareignofgoodnessandtruthonearth,butIdon’tseeit.”

           Pierreinterruptedhim.

           “Doyoubelieveinafuturelife?”heasked.

           “Afuturelife?”PrinceAndrewrepeated,butPierre,givinghimnotimetoreply,tooktherepetitionforadenial,themorereadilyasheknewPrinceAndrew’sformeratheisticconvictions.

           “Yousayyoucan’tseeareignofgoodnessandtruthonearth.NorcouldI,anditcannotbeseenifonelooksonourlifehereastheendofeverything.Onearth,hereonthisearth”(Pierrepointedtothefields),“thereisnotruth,allisfalseandevil;butintheuniverse,inthewholeuniversethereisakingdomoftruth,andwewhoarenowthechildrenofearthare—eternally—childrenofthewholeuniverse.Don’tIfeelinmysoulthatIampartofthisvastharmoniouswhole?Don’tIfeelthatIformonelink,onestep,betweenthelowerandhigherbeings,inthisvastharmoniousmultitudeofbeingsinwhomtheDeity—theSupremePowerifyouprefertheterm—ismanifest?IfIsee,clearlysee,thatladderleadingfromplanttoman,whyshouldIsupposeitbreaksoffatmeanddoesnotgofartherandfarther?IfeelthatIcannotvanish,sincenothingvanishesinthisworld,butthatIshallalwaysexistandalwayshaveexisted.Ifeelthatbeyondmeandabovemetherearespirits,andthatinthisworldthereistruth.”

           “Yes,thatisHerder’stheory,”saidPrinceAndrew,“butitisnotthatwhichcanconvinceme,dearfriend—lifeanddeatharewhatconvince.

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