Youre like a lighthouse shining beside the sea of humanity, motionless: all you can see is your own reflection in the water. Youre alone, so you think its a vast, magnificent panorama. You havent sounded the depths. You simply believe in the beauty of Gods creation. But I have spent all this time in the water, diving deep into the howling ocean of life, deeper than anyone. While you were admiring the surface, I saw the shipwrecks, the drowned bodies, the monsters of the deep

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  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation
  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life

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