An Essay by Einstein

Hey... after having read this article (The World as I see it - An Essay by Einstein), I've become a fan of Einstein.

Essays written by Swami Vivekananda & Einstein are my all-time favorites. The above essay is a must read for everyone... With an excellent selection of words, Einstein expresses his thoughts about life in a succinct manner. I've read several of his essays, and in each one of them, I could find a touch of philosophy and reference to morals of life. He is truely a genius & philosopher combo. Read the article atleast twice to get a better hold of it.

Here, I am quoting some of the most eye catching lines from his essay~

How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people ...

The ideals that have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth ...

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed ...

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