Quote #10
Whoever abhors the name and fancies that he is godless- when he addresses with his whole devoted being the Thou of his life that cannot be restricted by any other, he addresses God.
More from Martin Buber
- Some would deny any legitimate use of the word God because it has been misused so much. Certainly it is the most burdened of all human word…
- Through the Thou a person becomes I.
- All names of God remain hallowed because they have been used not only to speak of God but also to speak to him.
- Next to being the children of God our greatest privilege is being the brothers of each other.
- Persons appear by entering into relation to other persons.
- A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for.
- Egos appear by setting themselves apart from other egos.
- All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.