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Albert Einstein
The World As I See It Section section-0082
Section 82 of 169
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Alan Harris
have relieved life of something of its earth-bound heaviness. For this we are all devoutly grateful to you, and also to fate, which along with grievous plagues has also given us the physician and liberator of our souls. I personally am also grateful to you for the unforgettable words which you have addressed to my mythical name¬ sake who makes life so difficult for me, although he is really, for all his clumsy, formidable size, quite a harm¬ less fellow. To you all I say that the existence and destiny of our people depends less on external factors than on ourselves remaining faithful to the moral traditions which have enabled us to survive for thousands of years despite the heavy storms that have broken over our heads. In the service of life sacrifice becomes grace. Among Zionist organisations “Working Palestine* * is the one whose work is of most direct benefit to the most valuable class of people living there, namely those who are transforming deserts into flourishing settle¬ ments by the labour of their hands. These workers are a selection, made on a voluntary basis, from the whole Jewish nation, an elite composed of strong, confident and unselfish people. They are not ignorant labourers who sell the labour of their hands to the highest bidder, but educated, intellectually vigorous, free men, from whose peaceful struggle with a neglected soil the whole Jewish nation are the gainers, directly and indirectly. By lightening their heavy lot as far as we can we shall be saving the most valuable sort of human life; for the first settlers struggle on ground not yet made habitable is a difficult and dangerous business involving a heavy personal sacrifice. How true this is, only the)* can judge who have seen it with their own eyes. Anyone who helps to improve the equipment of these men is helping on the good work at a crucial point.
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Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
vous avez soulagé la vie d’une partie de sa pesanteur terrestre. Nous vous en sommes tous profondément reconnaissants, ainsi qu’au destin qui, en même temps que de cruels fléaux, nous a aussi donné le médecin et le libérateur de nos âmes.
Personnellement, je vous suis également reconnaissant des paroles inoubliables que vous avez adressées à mon homonyme mythique, qui me rend la vie si difficile, bien qu’il soit en réalité, malgré sa taille gauche et formidable, un compagnon tout à fait inoffensif.
À vous tous, je dis que l’existence et le destin de notre peuple dépendent moins de facteurs extérieurs que de notre fidélité aux traditions morales qui nous ont permis de survivre pendant des milliers d’années, malgré les violentes tempêtes qui se sont abattues sur nos têtes. Au service de la vie, le sacrifice devient grâce.
Parmi les organisations sionistes, « Palestine ouvrière » est celle dont l’action bénéficie le plus directement à la catégorie la plus précieuse des gens qui y vivent, à savoir ceux qui, par le travail de leurs mains, transforment les déserts en colonies florissantes. Ces travailleurs constituent une sélection volontaire opérée dans l’ensemble de la nation juive, une élite composée de gens forts, confiants et désintéressés. Ce ne sont pas des ouvriers ignorants qui vendent le travail de leurs mains au plus offrant, mais des hommes libres, instruits et intellectuellement vigoureux, dont la lutte pacifique contre un sol délaissé profite à toute la nation juive, directement et indirectement.
En allégeant autant que possible leur lourd sort, nous sauverons la forme la plus précieuse de vie humaine ; car la lutte des premiers colons sur un sol qui n’a pas encore été rendu habitable est une entreprise difficile et dangereuse, qui exige un lourd sacrifice personnel. Seuls ceux qui l’ont vue de leurs propres yeux peuvent juger combien cela est vrai. Quiconque contribue à améliorer l’équipement de ces hommes aide la bonne œuvre en un point décisif.
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