Quote by Anita Diamant

In the moment before I crossed over, I knew that the priests and magicians of Egypt were fools and charlatans for promising to prolong the beauties of life beyond the world we are give. Death is no enemy, but the foundation of gratitude, sympathy, and art. All of life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.

In the moment before I crossed over, I knew that the priests

Summary

This quote highlights the perspective of the speaker towards death and the teachings of the Egyptian priests and magicians. The speaker asserts that these individuals are foolish and deceitful for promising to extend the joys of life beyond the earthly realm. Instead, the speaker believes that death is not an enemy but rather the basis for gratitude, empathy, and artistic expression. They suggest that while all other pleasures in life are transient, love remains untainted by the inevitability of death.

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By Anita Diamant

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