Do you believe in God, Andrei? No. Neither do I. But thats a favorite question of mine. An upside-down question, you know. What do you mean? Well, if I asked people whether they believed in life, theyd never understand what I meant. Its a bad question. It can mean so much that it really means nothing. So I ask them if they believe in God. And if they say they do—then, I know they dont believe in life. Why? Because, you see, God—whatever anyone chooses to call God—is ones highest conception of the highest possible. And whoever places his highest conception above his own possibility thinks very little of himself and his life. Its a rare gift, you know, to feel reverence for your own life and to want the best, the greatest, the highest possible, here, now, for your very own. To imagine a heaven and then not to dream of it, but to demand it.Source: We The Living Part One Chapter 9

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