The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 5/Epistles - First Series/XCII —

by Swami Vivekananda

XCII

Ridgely,
2nd September, 1899.

Dear ——,

. . . Life is a series of fights and disillusionments. . . . The secret of life is not enjoyment, but education through experience. But, alas, we are called off the moment we begin really to learn. That seems to be a potent argument for a future existence. . . . Everywhere it is better to have a whirlwind come over the work. That clears the atmosphere and gives us a true insight into the nature of things. It is begun anew, but on adamantine foundations. . . .

Yours with best wishes,
Vivekananda.