Karl Barth, book collecting, and the meaning of life

Ben Myers posts a timely reminder to all of us who like collecting books! It’s from the fly leaf of one of Karl Barth’s books, which he wrote for one of his friends.

Meaning of life?
Collecting books? No, read them!
Reading them? No, think about!
Thinking about? No, do something for God and for your neighbour!
—Karl Barth, Basle, 2.11.1954

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