25. Man, Woman and Child from the Point of View of the Occult
GA 68d/1908-11-18/p072
·1908-11-18
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Much thought has been given to what we in ordinary life call the love between man and woman. What a master of life one would have to be to fully understand the meaning of this word, which contains so many secrets! From the highest bliss to the most miserable humiliation, from the highest exaltation to the most terrible destruction of all life, all this is contained in the word 'love'.
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