Sir Warwick's daughter, Mrs Annalise Thomas, read from the book he had been working on for the past five years, Purpose, a synthesis of his thoughts on theology and religions. He wrote: 'I prefer an incomprehensible God to a meaningless world', and quoted from the Sanskrit Upanishads: 'Now a person consists of purpose. According to the purpose a person has in this world, so does he become on departing hence. So let him frame himself for a purpose.' Having noted that, Sir Warwick went on to define his purpose: 'How can I say what I should aim at? To live beyond my understanding. To act beyond my love. To serve beyond my life.'
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