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Jeder Gestorbene kann Sie lehren, daß das wahr ist, was ich gesagt habe. Würde der Mensch den Kampf gegen die Zerstörung in sich bis zum wirklichen Tode führen, wenn nicht der Schmerz, wie ein Wächter des Lebens, fortwährend neben ihm stände? Der Schmerz macht uns aufmerksam darauf, daß wir gegen die Zerstörung des Lebens Vorkehrungen zu treffen haben. Aus dem Schmerze heraus schaffen wir neues Leben. 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