The truth is "wine for the strong."

Let us fervently pray for one another, that we may truly be worthy of the great times in which we live. It is always awe-inspiring when we have such a great period before us in poetry or on stage, but experiencing it directly is, after all, even more beautiful… A poem relates to reality much like lemonade relates to old, fiery, albeit somewhat bitter wine. Reality is "wine for the strong".

(Adolf Kajpr SJ /1902–1959/, letter to a fellow brother; Dachau, February 11, 1945)