It is long since I could have adventured on eternity, through God's mercy and Christ's merits; but death remained somewhat terrible, and that now is taken away; and now death is no more to me, but to cast myself into my husband's arms, and to lie down with Him.
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act.