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Simone Weil

Two prisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means of communication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Simone Weil

Communication

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Even though the wall divides the two prisoners, it also allows them to send messages, showing that what separates can also connect. Similarly, the distance or difference between us and God is not just a barrier but also a way through which communication happens.

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