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Conflicted | "IN ME THERE ARE TWO SOULS, ALAS, AND THEIR
DIVISION TEARS MY LIFE IN TWO."; ~FROM GOETHE'S FAUST, LINES 1110–25 | image tagged in religion | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
482 views 3 upvotes Made by Simonmic66 5 years ago in fun
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1 up, 5y,
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Here the original:
Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust,
die eine will sich von der andern trennen:
Die eine hält in derber Liebeslust
sich an die Welt mit klammernden Organen;
die andre hebt gewaltsam sich vom Dust
zu den Gefilden hoher Ahnen

So you think the world is hell? Seems you are right .. at least presently
1 up, 5y,
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Hi, I don't have the ability it seems to comprehend a heaven or a hell so i'm stuck in between. I can't make that choice. I tell you, it's driving me mad and i myself am driving others mad i the process, those at the moment being the few Catholics who know me online and possibly those at the parish i was attending too before lockdown struck. Presently? So does that mean you have hope?
1 up, 5y,
1 reply
In the process*
1 up, 5y,
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Well, it seems that we are at a bifurcation. Either up or down. It's close, I guess. If it's up, we will have a golden age, at least according to the prediction of Nostradamus, who was quite reliable until now.(By the way: you seem to be new here. It is good practice to up-vote a comment that is posted to your meme, and the up-vote brings you points that you need for being able to post a meme in a comment; not that I particularly care, just saying)
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Yes, i am new here. Thanks for the advice.... I clicked the up vote for my own comment too and got a message saying i was silly..haha
1 up, 5y,
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BTW, i haven't read Goethe's work, just read snippets here and there from his story. The subject matter, that being making a deal/ bargain with the devil in exchange for one's soul is interesting, maybe even tempting, but altogether cautionary. I've seen the silent movie version made in 1926 twice now and i've explored other movies with a similar theme. One i also really liked was called, "The Queen Of Spades" (1949).
1 up, 5y,
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There is a DVD in English language featuring the complete Faust I with Gustav Gründgens (appeared in 2019, German version is from 1960). It's really worth seeing it.
0 ups, 5y
Thank you, i'll look it up.
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"IN ME THERE ARE TWO SOULS, ALAS, AND THEIR DIVISION TEARS MY LIFE IN TWO."; ~FROM GOETHE'S FAUST, LINES 1110–25