"We humans, I judge for myself, are the tool of supreme power. What this Supreme Power does with our lives we do not know and have no way of knowing, just as the cell in my body does not know what I do and why. Therefore, any goal that I propose, if it does not coincide with the goal of the Supreme Power, which remains inaccessible to me, disrupts the fulfillment of this goal. To such an extent that the goal can no longer be achieved. This goal will always be reached, in one way or another, but without me reaching the good that gives the feeling, the consciousness of the unity of my life with the Supreme Power. So the goal towards which it is proper for man to strive cannot be a goal accessible to man's understanding, but only merging with God's will. This fusion is achieved through love.
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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We humans, I judge for myself, are the tool of supreme power. What this Supreme Power does with our lives we do not know and have no way of knowing, just as the cell in my body does not know what I do and why. Therefore, any goal that I propose, if it does not coincide with the goal of the Supreme Power, which remains inaccessible to me, disrupts the fulfillment of this goal. To such an extent that the goal can no longer be achieved. This goal will always be reached, in one way or another, but without me reaching the good that gives the feeling, the consciousness of the unity of my life with the Supreme Power. So the goal towards which it is proper for man to strive cannot be a goal accessible to man's understanding, but only merging with God's will. This fusion is achieved through love.
""Noi, oamenii, judec după mine însumi, suntem unealta puterii supreme. Ce face cu viețile noastre aceasta Putere Supremă nu știm și n-avem cum să știm, la fel cum nu știe celula din trupul meu ce fac eu și de ce. De aceea orice scop pe care mi-l propun, dacă nu coincide cu scopul Puterii Supreme, care-mi rămâne inaccesibil, perturbă împlinirea acestui scop. În asemenea măsură încât scopul să nu mai poată fi atins. Acest scop va fi mereu atins, într-un fel sau altul, dar fără ca eu să ajung la binele pe care îl dă simțirea, conștiința unității vieții mele cu Puterea Supremă. Așa că scopul spre care îi e propriu omului să năzuiască nu poate fi un scop accesibil înțelegerii omului, ci numai contopirea cu voința lui Dumnezeu. Aceasta contopire se atinge prin iubire."