4. The Intimate Element of the Central European Culture and the Central European Striving

> A hope, filling us with happiness: > You entered the field > Where, through the power of soul being, > Earth's spirit blossoms > Reveal themselves to investigation. > Your longing was bound from the beginning > To pure truth-loving being; > To create out of spirit-light > Was the earnest life goal > For which you strove without rest. > You nurtured your beautiful gifts > To tread with steady steps > Bright paths of spirit-knowledge > As truth's true servant > > > You trained your spirit-organs > That, with courage and persistence, > On both sides of the path > Repelled error for you > And made a space for truth for you. > > For you, to form your Self > For the revelation of pure light > So the soul's sun-power > Might shine mightily within you > Was your life's concern and joy. > > Other cares, other joys > Barely touched your soul, > For knowledge seemed to you to be > The light that gives existence meaning, > Seemed to you life' s true value. > > A hope, filling us with happiness: > You entered the field > Where, through the power of soul being, > Earth's spirit blossoms > Reveal themselves to investigation. > > A loss that pains us deeply, > You disappeared from the field > Where the Spirit's earthly kernels > In the womb of soul being > Ripened your senses for the spheres. > > Feel how we lovingly gaze > Into the heights that now > Call you to other works. > Give to the friends left behind > Your power from spirit-realms, > > Hear our souls' entreaties > Sent to you in confidence and trust: > For our earthly work here we need > Strong forces from spirit-lands, > For which we thank dead friends. > > A hope, filling us with happiness, > A loss that pains us deeply: > Allow us to hope, that you, far-near, > Un-lost, light our life > As a soul-star in spirit-realm.