Wednesday, May 11, 2022

 

The Seeker

Novalis, Das Allgemeine Brouillon § 686 (tr. David W. Wood, with his note):
Whoever is unhappy in our present world, and does not find here what he seeks — delves into the world of books and art — into Nature — that eternal antiquity and modernity — and resides in this ecclesia pressa302 of a better world. He certainly finds here a lover and a friend — a fatherland, and a God.

302. Translation: oppressed Church; a reference to a small suppressed or persecuted community.

Wer unglücklich in der jetzigen Welt ist, wer nicht findet, was er sucht — der gehe in die Bücher- und Künstlerwelt — in die Natur — diese ewige Antike und Moderne zugleich — und lebe in dieser Ecclesia pressa der bessern Welt. Eine Geliebte und einen Freund — ein Vaterland und einen Gott findet er hier gewiß.



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