Allan Kardec-THE Spirit's Book_ The Principles of Spiritist Doctrine (1989)

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THE SPIRITS’ BOOK
298. Is it true that the souls of those who will eventually be united in affection are
predestined to this union from their beginning, and that each of us has thus, in some part of
the universe, his other half, to whom he will some day be necessarily reunited?
"No, there is no such thing as any special and fated union between any two souls. Union
exists between all spirits, but in different degrees, according to the rank they occupy,-that is
to say, according to the degree of perfection they have acquired; and the greater their
perfection, the more united they are. It is discord that produces all the ills of human life. The
complete and perfect happiness at which all spirits eventually arrive is the result of concord."
299. In what way should we understand the term other half, sometimes employed by spirits to
designate other spirits for whom they have special sympathy?
"The expression is incorrect. If one spirit were the half of another spirit, he would, if
separated from that other, be incomplete."
300. When two perfectly sympathetic spirits are reunited in the other world, are they thus
reunited for all eternity, or can they separate from each other and unite themselves with other
spirits?
"All spirits are united among themselves. I speak of those who have reached the state of
perfection. In the spheres below that state, when a spirit passes from a lower sphere to a
higher one, he does not always feel the same sympathy for those whom he has quitted."
301. When two spirits are completely sympathetic, are they. the complement of each other, or
is that sympathy the result of their perfect identity of character?
"The sympathy which attracts one spirit to another is the result of the perfect concordance of
their tendencies and instincts. If one of them were necessary to complete the other, he would
lose his individuality."
302. Does similarity of thoughts and of sentiments suffice to constitute the kind of identity
which is necessary to the production of perfect sympathy, or is uniformity of acquired
knowledge also required for its production?