The Great Secret of Death by Rainer Maria Rilke
While mourning the death of her husband, Joanna Macy felt like she was “dipped in beauty” while translating A Year with Rilke. Here’s a passage from a letter the poet wrote to Countess Margot Sizzo-Noris-Crouty in 1924 in which she took comfort in her own grief and loss. The great secret of death, and perhaps…