“The great secretary-general of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold once allowed a journalist to visit his apartment in Manhattan. The decor was very spare, in the best Scandinavean taste. The journalist recorded a comment by Hammarskjöld that has a long echo: “Monastic, isn’t it?” Lipsey explores the force of desire in a highly dedicated life, shedding light on what it takes to live two lives at once—to be a contemplative and an engaged man of peace.”
— From the Introduction to Roger Lipsey’s article, “Desiring peace: A meditation on Dag Hammarskjöld” in the Fall 2010 Issue of PARABOLA.
Read it entirely online at PARABOLA’s website.
Image of Dag Hammarskjold courtesy of Wikipedia.
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