An idea from Fear and Trembling

Abraham could say lovely things about how he loves Isaac. What he can’t say in any way others would understand is why he is going. So he tells no one: not Sarah, not his servant, not Isaac.

From Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard

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