“Our lives pass from us like the wind, and whyShould wise men grieve to know that they must die?The Judas blossom fades, the lovely faceOf light is dimmed, and darkness takes its place.”

“Such is the passing that you must leave,All men must die, and it is vain to grieve.”

“We go from one darkness to another and in between, the hidden light of the world, of knowledge. We open our eyes and in this circle of light, we see not just ourselves but others who are our likenesses. This light tells us all men are brothers, but even brothers kill one another, and it is in this light where all this happens. But living in this dazzling light does not blind us to what lies beyond the darkness from where we emerged and where we are going. It is faith which makes our journey possible though it be marred by the unkindness of men, their eternal faulting, before we pass on to another darkness.”

“Our role in life is to bring the light of our own souls to the dim places around us.”

“And if our lives are but a single flash in the dark hollow of eternity, then if, but for the briefest of moments, we shine - then how brilliantly our light has burned. And as starlight knows no boundary of space or time, so too, our illumination will shine forth throughout all eternity, for darkness has no power to quell such light. And this is a lesson we must all learn and take to heart - that all light is eternal and all love is light. And it must forever be so.”

“To see a candle's light one must take it into a dark place.”