Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

Fatigue dulls the pain, but awakes enticing thoughts of death. So! that is the way in which you are tempted to overcome your loneliness -- by making the ultimate escape from life. -- No! It may be that death is to be your ultimate gift to life: it must not be an act of treachery against it.


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This quote highlights the dangerous temptation of succumbing to thoughts of death as a means to escape loneliness. It suggests that fatigue may temporarily numb the pain of loneliness, but it also awakens the allure of death. However, the quote warns against viewing death as a betrayal or escape from life. Instead, it proposes a different perspective, suggesting that death should be seen as a potential gift to life rather than an act of treachery.

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