See that unfortunate soldier who is falling hurt to death ('tombe blessГ© Г ...', Fr.) on the battlefield; he learns that his folks have vanquished and dies happy. He detached himself from himself (s'est dГ©tacher de lui-mГЄme', Fr.), has identified himself with something greater and more lasting than himself; his homeland ('patrie', Fr.); thus, while dying as an individual, he has the certainty to survive in a larger existence.