Planned as a twenty-page essay, this meditation occupied Maeterlinck for two years. In short linked sections he argues that wisdom can overcome destiny, that the inner life matters more than outward events, and that justice, love and the giving of self lead the soul toward a happiness that is one with truth.
A companion to The Treasure of the Humble by the 1911 Nobel laureate, in Alfred Sutro’s translation. Download the free EPUB.