I. The Origin of Suffering—GA 55. Origin of Suffering, Origin of Evil, Illness and Death—Rudolf Steiner Archive

Fabre d'Olivet, made a right comparison when he wished to show how the highest, noblest, purest in human nature arises out of pain. He said that the arising of wisdom and beauty out of suffering is comparable to a process in nature, to the birth of the valuable and beautiful pearl. For the pearl is born from the sickness of the oyster, from the des... See more