Love Calls Us to the Things of This World Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes Page 2

Some hope at last. The soul isn't abandoning the body, and the human might have a chance at awareness. "Waking" in these lines is key; it reminds us of "awakening," which packs in a lot more meaning.

The "difficult balance" could be the struggle between consciousness and obliviousness. We can never fully understand our role in existence, but hopefully we have some clue as to what's going on around and beyond us.