Nerasdavau vis joms vietos, išbarstydavau, pamesdavau, suduplikuodavau, pamiršdavau kur užsirašiau. Suguls jos čia:
Moments
If I could live again my life,
In the next – I’ll try,
- to make more mistakes,
I won’t try to be so perfect,
I’ll be more relaxed,
I’ll be more full – than I am now,
In fact, I’ll take fewer things seriously,
I’ll be less hygienic,
I’ll take more risks,
I’ll take more trips,
I’ll watch more sunsets,
I’ll climb more mountains,
I’ll swim more rivers,
I’ll go to more places – I’ve never been,
I’ll eat more ice creams and less (lime) beans,
I’ll have more real problems – and less imaginary ones,
I was one of those people who live
prudent and prolific lives -
each minute of his life,
Of course that I had moments of joy – but,
if I could go back I’ll try to have only good moments,
If you don’t know – that’s what life is made of,
Don’t lose the now!
I was one of those who never goes anywhere
without a thermometer,
without a hot-water bottle,
and without an umbrella and without a parachute,
If I could live again – I will travel light,
If I could live again – I’ll try to work bare feet
at the beginning of spring till the end of autumn,
I’ll ride more carts,
I’ll watch more sunrises and play with more children,
If I have the life to live – but now I am 85,
- and I know that I am dying …
by Jorge Luis Borges
Only a person who risks is free
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach for another is to risk involvement.
To expose your ideas, your dreams,
before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To believe is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken, because the
greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The people who risk nothing, do nothing,
have nothing, are nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, love, live.
Chained by their attitudes they are slaves;
they have forfeited their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
by Author Unknown
Jei
Jei tu ramus, kada visi klejoja
Pametę galvas, kaltina tave
Tiki savim, kada kiti dvejoja
Ir jų dvejonių nelaikai kalte
Jei moki kantriai laukt ir nepavargti
Už piktą šmeižtą nesiteist šmeižtu
Nekenčiamas nekenčiančių nesmerkti
Ir nesidėt protingu nei geru
Jei tavo svajos remiasi tikrove
O mintys - ne vedliai, o palyda
Jei tu, sutikęs Negandą ir Šlovę
Gali bodėtis viena ir kita
Jei kęst gali, kai tavo tiesą šventą
Derglioja niekšai, siekdami klastos
Kai žlunga tai, kas sunkiai užgyventa
Ir vėl pradėti viską iš pradžios
Jei visą, ką anksčiau esi laimėjęs
Gali lengva širdim ant kortos dėt
Pralošt, vėl griebtis to, nuo ko pradėjęs
Ir niekada po to nesigailėt
Jei savo raumenų ir dvasios galią
Gali valdyti taip, kaip sumanai
Ir nepalūžt, kai teturi tik Valią
Kuri tau tyliai kužda: “Privalai!”
Jei su minia gali būt sąžiningas
O su karaliais - paprastas, kuklus
Jei priešams ir draugams esi teisingas
Ir su tavim kiekvienas pagarbus
Jei tu jauti, kaip greitai bėga Laikas
Ir jį matuot sekundėmis gali
Tada tu būsi tikras Žemės vaikas
Tada, sūnau, tu tapsi Žmogumi.
by Rudyard Kipling
To an English Friend in Africa
Be grateful for freedom
To see other dreams.
Bless your loneliness as much as you drank
Of your former companionships.
All that you are experiencing now
Will become moods of future joys
So bless it all.
Do not think your ways superior
To another's
Do not venture to judge
But see things with fresh and open eyes
Do not condemn
But praise what you can
And when you can't be silent.
Time is now a gift for you
A gift of freedom
To think and remember and understand
The ever perplexing past
And to re-create yourself anew
In order to transform time.
Live while you are alive.
Learn the ways of silence and wisdom
Learn to act, learn a new speech
Learn to be what you are in the seed of your spirit
Learn to free yourself from all things that have moulded you
And which limit your secret and undiscovered road.
Remember that all things which happen
To you are raw materials
Endlessly fertile
Endlessly yielding of thoughts that could change
Your life and go on doing for ever.
Never forget to pray and be thankful
For all the things good or bad on the rich road;
For everything is changeable
So long as you live while you are alive.
Fear not, but be full of light and love;
Fear not but be alert and receptive;
Fear not but act decisively when you should;
Fear not, but know when to stop;
Fear not for you are loved by me;
Fear not, for death is not the real terror,
But life -magically - is.
Be joyful in your silence
Be strong in your patience
Do not try to wrestle with the universe
But be sometimes like water or air
Sometimes like fire
Live slowly, think slowly, for time is a mystery.
Never forget that love
Requires that you be
The greatest person you are capable of being,
Self-generating and strong and gentle-
Your own hero and star.
Love demands the best in us
To always and in time overcome the worst
And lowest in our souls.
Love the world wisely.
It is love alone that is the greatest weapon
And the deepest and hardest secret.
So fear not, my friend.
The darkness is gentler than you think.
Be grateful for the manifold
Dreams of creation
And the many ways of unnumbered peoples.
Be grateful for life as you live it.
And may a wonderful light
Always guide you on the unfolding road.
by Ben Okri
Moments
If I could live again my life,
In the next – I’ll try,
- to make more mistakes,
I won’t try to be so perfect,
I’ll be more relaxed,
I’ll be more full – than I am now,
In fact, I’ll take fewer things seriously,
I’ll be less hygienic,
I’ll take more risks,
I’ll take more trips,
I’ll watch more sunsets,
I’ll climb more mountains,
I’ll swim more rivers,
I’ll go to more places – I’ve never been,
I’ll eat more ice creams and less (lime) beans,
I’ll have more real problems – and less imaginary ones,
I was one of those people who live
prudent and prolific lives -
each minute of his life,
Of course that I had moments of joy – but,
if I could go back I’ll try to have only good moments,
If you don’t know – that’s what life is made of,
Don’t lose the now!
I was one of those who never goes anywhere
without a thermometer,
without a hot-water bottle,
and without an umbrella and without a parachute,
If I could live again – I will travel light,
If I could live again – I’ll try to work bare feet
at the beginning of spring till the end of autumn,
I’ll ride more carts,
I’ll watch more sunrises and play with more children,
If I have the life to live – but now I am 85,
- and I know that I am dying …
by Jorge Luis Borges
Only a person who risks is free
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach for another is to risk involvement.
To expose your ideas, your dreams,
before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To believe is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken, because the
greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The people who risk nothing, do nothing,
have nothing, are nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
but they cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, love, live.
Chained by their attitudes they are slaves;
they have forfeited their freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.
by Author Unknown
Jei
Jei tu ramus, kada visi klejoja
Pametę galvas, kaltina tave
Tiki savim, kada kiti dvejoja
Ir jų dvejonių nelaikai kalte
Jei moki kantriai laukt ir nepavargti
Už piktą šmeižtą nesiteist šmeižtu
Nekenčiamas nekenčiančių nesmerkti
Ir nesidėt protingu nei geru
Jei tavo svajos remiasi tikrove
O mintys - ne vedliai, o palyda
Jei tu, sutikęs Negandą ir Šlovę
Gali bodėtis viena ir kita
Jei kęst gali, kai tavo tiesą šventą
Derglioja niekšai, siekdami klastos
Kai žlunga tai, kas sunkiai užgyventa
Ir vėl pradėti viską iš pradžios
Jei visą, ką anksčiau esi laimėjęs
Gali lengva širdim ant kortos dėt
Pralošt, vėl griebtis to, nuo ko pradėjęs
Ir niekada po to nesigailėt
Jei savo raumenų ir dvasios galią
Gali valdyti taip, kaip sumanai
Ir nepalūžt, kai teturi tik Valią
Kuri tau tyliai kužda: “Privalai!”
Jei su minia gali būt sąžiningas
O su karaliais - paprastas, kuklus
Jei priešams ir draugams esi teisingas
Ir su tavim kiekvienas pagarbus
Jei tu jauti, kaip greitai bėga Laikas
Ir jį matuot sekundėmis gali
Tada tu būsi tikras Žemės vaikas
Tada, sūnau, tu tapsi Žmogumi.
by Rudyard Kipling
To an English Friend in Africa
Be grateful for freedom
To see other dreams.
Bless your loneliness as much as you drank
Of your former companionships.
All that you are experiencing now
Will become moods of future joys
So bless it all.
Do not think your ways superior
To another's
Do not venture to judge
But see things with fresh and open eyes
Do not condemn
But praise what you can
And when you can't be silent.
Time is now a gift for you
A gift of freedom
To think and remember and understand
The ever perplexing past
And to re-create yourself anew
In order to transform time.
Live while you are alive.
Learn the ways of silence and wisdom
Learn to act, learn a new speech
Learn to be what you are in the seed of your spirit
Learn to free yourself from all things that have moulded you
And which limit your secret and undiscovered road.
Remember that all things which happen
To you are raw materials
Endlessly fertile
Endlessly yielding of thoughts that could change
Your life and go on doing for ever.
Never forget to pray and be thankful
For all the things good or bad on the rich road;
For everything is changeable
So long as you live while you are alive.
Fear not, but be full of light and love;
Fear not but be alert and receptive;
Fear not but act decisively when you should;
Fear not, but know when to stop;
Fear not for you are loved by me;
Fear not, for death is not the real terror,
But life -magically - is.
Be joyful in your silence
Be strong in your patience
Do not try to wrestle with the universe
But be sometimes like water or air
Sometimes like fire
Live slowly, think slowly, for time is a mystery.
Never forget that love
Requires that you be
The greatest person you are capable of being,
Self-generating and strong and gentle-
Your own hero and star.
Love demands the best in us
To always and in time overcome the worst
And lowest in our souls.
Love the world wisely.
It is love alone that is the greatest weapon
And the deepest and hardest secret.
So fear not, my friend.
The darkness is gentler than you think.
Be grateful for the manifold
Dreams of creation
And the many ways of unnumbered peoples.
Be grateful for life as you live it.
And may a wonderful light
Always guide you on the unfolding road.
by Ben Okri
