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the higher levels without being dets Reenhed er dets
fully ethical. Ethics are in the GJinnemsigtighed Som
case, a method to reach the Havet gjengiver Himlens
desired goal. Through ethics, Høide I sin rene Dybde,
one will grow spiritually, and saaledes gjengiver Hjertet,
through one’s spiritual growth naar det er stille dybt
one will understand true love. gJinnemsigtigt, det Godes
(Sabir, 2007: 113) himmelske Ophøiethed I
Love is the most important sin rene Dybde”. (Walker,
part of having faith and being 1985: 121)
truly ethical. Only through
love for others, one will reach Translated as:
the highest level of love (faith) “The purity of the heart
of God. Without love, even is related to the
love for one’s own self- comparison between the
discovery and self-recognition, Heart and the Ocean;
one will never fully have a And why do we compare
pure heart, which is essential the two? Because the
to the nearness of God by depth of the Ocean is its
one’s Self. purity, and its purity is
Purity of one’s heart is the its transparency. Like the
highest level of self-recognition, Ocean reflects the
and with an impure heart, one elevation of the Heaven,
will merely gain self- the Heart reflects the
deception. (Sabir, 2007: 113) sublimity of the heavenly
Kierkegaard stated: Good, in its pure depth”.
“Hjertets Reenhed, dette With this quote, Kierkegaard
er et billedligt Udtryk, som concluded that the purity of
sammenligner Hjertet med the heart is equal to the
Havet, og hvorfor vel just example of the sea. The colour
med det? Fordi Havets of the sea reflects the depth of
Dybde er dets Reenhed, og
the sky, and the purity of the
