When she died, he was asked how he can
‘handle’ such a thing:
“A human being is a part of the whole,
called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space.
He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of
his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us
to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from this
prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures
and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but
the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a
foundation for inner security.” Albert Einstein