I don't
know Who — or what — put the question,
I don't know when it was put.
I don't even remember answering.
But at some moment I did answer Yes
to Someone — or Something —
and from that hour I was certain
that existence is meaningful and that, therefore,
my life, in self-surrender, had a goal.
I don't know when it was put.
I don't even remember answering.
But at some moment I did answer Yes
to Someone — or Something —
and from that hour I was certain
that existence is meaningful and that, therefore,
my life, in self-surrender, had a goal.
Dag Hammarskjöld, Markings
