“Die slowly
He who becomes the slave of habit,
Who follows the same routes every day,
Who never changes pace,
Who does not risk and change the color of his clothes,
Who does not speak and does not experience,
Dies slowly.
He or she who shuns passion,
Who prefers black on white,
Dotting ones “it’s” rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
That turn a yawn into a smile,
That make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings,
Dies slowly.
He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,
Who is unhappy at work,
Who does not risk certainty for uncertainty,
To thus follow a dream,
Those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives,
Die slowly.
He who does not travel, who does not read,
Who does not listen to music,
Who does not find grace in himself,
Dies slowly.
He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,
Who does not allow himself to be helped,
Who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops,
Dies slowly.
He or she who abandon a project before starting it,
Who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn’t know,
He or she who don’t reply when they are asked something they do know,
Die slowly.
Let’s try and avoid death in small doses,
Reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing.
Only a burning patience will lead
To the attainment of a splendid happiness.”
― Pablo Neruda, Selected Poems
For now, signing off until next post.
Like and subscribe to The Life. & Do not forget to share this with your near and dear ones.
You may connect with me on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
Thanks for reading | Stay happy, stay healthy.
Take care!
Recommended Articles:
- Top 10 Tips to make yourself Mentally Strong
- Top 20 Ultimate Tips For Better College or Academic Life
- Top 10 Bits of Advice from a Judge who handled family dispute courts
- Top 10 Parenting Rules by Janusz Korczak you need to know
- Where There is a will, There is a way
- How to Stop Giving your Powers away to the world
- Infuse Your Life with Action
- All you need to know about “Anxiety Disorders”
- HOW TO HELP A DRUG ADDICT FAMILY MEMBER
- DEPRESSION IN WOMEN- “WHOLE-BODY” ILLNESS
The Life 