BRACERS Record Detail for 123171
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BR wrote this letter in reply to her letter of 15 July, document .125984, record 36342.
"In great sorrow, nobly borne, there is a wisdom not otherwise obtainable, a comradeship in the load of universal sorrow, a gain in the power of giving help to others in great grief."
BR TO ELISABETH HERVIC, 18 AUG. 1966
BRACERS 123171. ALS. David Kirby and Joëlle Hervic
Proofread by K. Blackwell
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PLAS PENRHYN,
PENRHYNDEUDRAETH,
MERIONETH.
August 18, 1966
Dear Mrs Hervic1
Your letter of July 15 moved me profoundly and I should wish to find an adequate reply, but that is difficult. Certainly your friend’sa advice to forget is not right. In great sorrow, nobly borne, there is a wisdom not otherwise obtainable, a comradeship in the load of universal sorrow, a gain in the power of giving help to others in great grief. I believe that you will find this, and give helpb to your children and others beyond what would otherwise have been possible. I feel this in what you write. May you live and in due course emerge.
Bertrand Russell
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envelope: Mrs. Elizabeth Hervic | 5/220 Old South Head Road | Vaucluse N.S.W. | Australia
