Every new born being indeed comes fresh and blithe into the new existence, and enjoys it as a free gift: but there is, and can be, nothing freely given. It's fresh existence is paid for by the old age and death of a worn out existence which has perished, but which contained the indestructible seed out of which the new existence has arisen: they are one being.

The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 3 of 3): (ed. Kshetra Books, 2016) - ISBN: 9781539690429