Wednesday 11 November 2015

Dr Albert Schweitzer - "The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. ... It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. ... Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us."

a corner in Dr Albert Schweitzer's room

The bed he died in at the age of 90
I believe behind every successful and brave man, is certainly a very brave and encouraging wife....
Helen Breslau Schweitzer was certainly that if you read these two links...

Bresslau-Schweitzer (1879-1957)

Helen Schweitzer - "He hates to brag, and so I must do it for him."

the table beside her bed....
The front of their home and the nurses dormitory....

The cemetery where the Dr  and others that came to help, lie.



"'Those hours with [Schweitzer] at the organ are unforgettable. I would sit with him on the organ bench listening and he would ask my opinion and we would discuss phrasing, tempo, dynamics. It was in those hours that I received my best musical education. The Doctor also loved these evenings for he was always in his happiest mood when playing the organ. All responsibilities, the whole world, disappeared for him; there was only music--the organ, nothing else. He loves music and needs it. Even in Africa, when working very hard, the day is not ended before he has his one hour of practice on his piano with organ pedals.'

His home and nurses dormitory.....




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