As long as you have life and breath, believe. Believe for those who cannot. Believe even if you have stopped believing. Believe for the sake of the dead, for love, to keep your heart beating, believe. Never give up, never despair, let no mystery confound you into the conclusion that mystery cannot be yours.
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In the quote from Mark Helprin's "A Soldier of the Great War," the importance of belief is emphasized as a vital part of living fully. It encourages readers to believe not just for themselves, but for others who may have lost hope. The idea is that holding onto belief can be a source of strength and resilience, contributing to one's own vitality and sense of purpose.

Helprin urges us to persist through doubt and despair, suggesting that mystery and uncertainty should not lead us to abandon our faith. Instead, we are reminded to embrace belief as a powerful force that can inspire love and keep our hearts vibrant. This message highlights the significance of maintaining hope, even in challenging times.

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There are times for sleep, for inactivity, dreaming, indiscipline, even lethargy. You'll know when you deserve these times. They come after you've been broken. I'm speaking of a helpless, tranquil state before the great excitement of dawn.
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Mark Helprin A Soldier of the Great...
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I've had a profession for a number of years, and it has mastered me. A profession is like a great snake that wraps itself around you. Once you are enwrapped, you are in a slow fight for the rest of your life, and the lightness of youth leaves you. You don't have time, for example, to think about the city even as you are walking through it.
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I can tell you only that beauty cannot be expressed or explained in a theory or an idea, that it moves by its own law, that it is God's way of comforting His broken children.
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I can tell you only that beauty cannot be expressed or explained in a theory or an idea, that it moves by its own law, that it is God's way of comforting His broken children.
His existence is not a question of argument but of apprehension. Either you apprehend God, or you do not.
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