Death and eternity are the two faces of one great destiny. Nothing is in vain; nothing dies. Our lifeon earth is completed, crowned, and perpetuated in heaven. Earthly life is beautiful and worthy when it is lived in the service of God. All that is beautiful and good in us and around us on earth and in the universe is a mere pallid image of the kingdom of God. The higher one rises toward heaven, the more heunderstands the great mystery of life which has as its aim: goodness, happiness, God.

– Giorgio Berlutti