There's tons of cheesy inspirational quotes out there flooding the internet, and rarely does one come across a collection that offers some profound wisdom—like this one.

On a recent visit to Berlin's infamous BOROS collection—a privately curated art exhibition residing in an old WWII bunker—I stumbled upon a remarkable object. On the first floor gallery I found a letter hanging on the wall, French by language, handwritten in ink. Upon reading it, the words echoed in my soul for long after I had left the bunker.