This was her finest role and the hardest one to play. Choosing between heaven and a ridiculous fidelity, preferring oneself to eternity or losing oneself in God is the age-old tragedy in which each must play his part.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This quote highlights the tragic conflict between personal identity and divine obligation, suggesting that choosing between self and eternity is a universal human struggle.
- In plain terms
- Choosing between yourself and God is a difficult, timeless tragedy everyone faces.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognize the weight of personal choices against higher calls.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does fidelity cost you?
- How do you define eternity?
Another view
The quote assumes a binary choice that may not exist in all belief systems.
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