Let us remember
That we do not take for granted,
the struggles
others before us
have bestowed upon us:
Freedom
Hope
Love

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Thanks to dr lim. =j

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Ended after 3 months.
Chapter closes.

Time to open another.
Life goes on

The ideas in the reading can be slightly abstract or convoluted, but I'll try to share what I know is clear:

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An earlier excerpt discussing the falling in love and it being beyond our control:

Falling in love, then, is a result of two things coming together: The longings which we have and the workings of our imagination.
The first draws us out of ( Read more... )

stashed somewhere...

in that still and
settled place
there's nobody
but you
you're where i breathe
my oxygen
you're where i see
my view
and when the world
feels full of noise
my heart knows
what to do
it finds that still and
settled place
and dances there
with you

:: edward monkton

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Pyrosx shared this with me and I marveled a little while with just the melody, since this was a choral appreciation thingey.
But as I listened, I went to look for the translations and lo and behold, a very beautiful poem in the right context.
Here's sharing anyway.

Amor de mi alma
Garcilaso de la Vega

Yo no nací sino para quereros;
Mi alma os ha ( Read more... )

( The conversation )

if i could reach you ( Read more... )

my brother says it in the most 'matter of fact' tone ( Read more... )