He was a cheery man who liked to joke and lough: “you know that laughing is my weak point,†he confessed to Sophie and certainly his playfulness, his good nature were not the least charming things about his letters. They also exude a feeling of joy because he loved life and everything in it that was good and beautiful. For him everything was a spring-board to God: nature, light, stars, fire, flowers, animals. Book 2, page 221