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Eros
The sense of the world is short,
Long and various the report,
To love and be beloved;
Men and gods have not outlearned it,
And how oft soe'er they've turned it,
'Tis not to be improved.
By R.W. Emerson
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The human being
Der Mensch ist ein sehr unvollkommenes, berechnendes Geschöpf. Alles ist immer so absehbar und vorhersehbar... Der Mensch ist voll von Vorurteilen und geprägt von alteingesessenen Riten, anerzogenen Irrtümern und Verhaltensmustern. All zu leicht wird immer ein entgütiges Urteil über etwas oder was noch schlimmer ist über jemanden gefällt.
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miscellaneous variations same theme - who might be first?
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep,
I am the thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glint on snow,
I am the sunlight on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain,
I am the shining star at night,
When you awake to the morning light.
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Aisling an Bháis - Vision of Death
le Antaine Ó Raifteirí (1784-1835)
1. Aisling shuantais a facthas aréir dom,
trí mo shuan is gan aorm ach néal beag,
Ní beag suarach buartha baolack,
gur airigh mé suas liom an créatúr faobhrach.
2. Bhí ábhar na huaighe anuas ina éadan
agus scáile na hóiche ag dul trína chréachta,
Bhí a easnacha loma mar bheadh meatháin chréithir
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xtal
his moments of bliss - dew under foot - fingers dipped in melted wax
her moments of joy - walking on snow - face caress on a warm pane
gifts of immeasurable worth - moments so unnoticed they slip through your hand
gifts of immeasurable worth - precious and small and great in the things they bring
his moments of bliss - bursting some bubbles - eating ( Read more... ) -
freedom of thought
So, what is to die for?
For whom would I die for? - For you my love.
For what would I die for? - For this one single moment
which I await.
So, I will love you till my dying day!
Thus I will dream of this one day,
while we meet and you'll see, - yes - just the
same thing, which this moment means to me.
And then I'll die the most perfect death.
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