Project Gutenberg 2015-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 201 Maeterlinck, Maurice 1862 1949 Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de Our Eternity Produced by Mark C. Orton, Elizabeth Oscanyan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Our Eternity" by Maurice Maeterlinck is a philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the profound themes surrounding death, existence, and the inevitable fate that all humans share. Rather than focusing solely on abstract concepts, it invites readers to confront the reality of death and the myriad questions that arise from it. The opening of the text introduces the idea that death is not something to be feared or avoided but rather to be understood. Maeterlinck emphasizes that our societal approach often shrouds death in misunderstanding and unwarranted anxiety, suggesting a society that too readily imposes the horrors associated with dying and the afterlife. He argues for a direct engagement with the concept of death, encouraging readers to explore it with clarity and courage, thus paving the way toward a more authentic existence. Through this opening, the author sets the tone for an exploration of how our perceptions of death shape our understanding of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Spiritualism Immortality Death PQ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics 250431 2025-07-20T07:50:00.326274 text/html 226180 2024-10-22T23:24:48 text/html 452252 2025-07-20T07:50:04.325251 application/epub+zip 448909 2025-07-20T07:50:01.146240 application/epub+zip 170284 2025-07-20T07:50:00.710238 application/epub+zip 550132 2025-07-20T07:50:07.402191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490957 2025-07-20T07:50:03.916208 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212738 2022-09-22T18:18:42.498646 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224845 2025-07-20T07:50:00.044238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204975 2024-10-22T23:24:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18335 2025-07-20T07:50:07.534191 application/rdf+xml 15111 2025-07-20T07:50:00.831248 image/jpeg 2342 2025-07-20T07:50:00.795288 image/jpeg 418989 2025-07-20T07:50:00.352279 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia