Θυμήσου
καλύτερα τότε που ήμασταν παιδιά και μας ήταν όλα άγνωστα
μα
τόσο οικεία, θυμήσου το γλυκύ Σεπτέμβριο με το απόμακρο άρωμα των κήπων ή το
αφηρημένο ξεφύλλισμα ενός σχολικού βιβλίου
κι
όπως βράδιαζε από ένα ανοιχτό παράθυρο ακουγόταν το ραγισμένο τραγούδι μιας
γυναίκας που άρχιζε να γερνάει.
Υπάρχει
πιο μεγάλη μοναξιά;
"As I began to
love myself
I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is Authenticity.
I found that anguish and emotional suffering are only warning signs that I was living against my own truth.
Today, I know, this is Authenticity.
As I began to love
myself
I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call this Respect.
I understood how much it can offend somebody if I try to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time was not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I call this Respect.
As I began to love
myself
I stopped craving for a different life,
and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call this Maturity.
I stopped craving for a different life,
and I could see that everything that surrounded me was inviting me to grow.
Today I call this Maturity.
As I began to love
myself I understood that at any circumstance, I am in the right place at the
right time, and everything happens at the exactly right moment. So I could be
calm. Today I call this Self-Confidence.
As I began to love
myself I quit stealing my own time, and I stopped designing huge projects for
the future.
Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.
Today I call this Simplicity.
Today, I only do what brings me joy and happiness, things I love to do and that make my heart cheer, and I do them in my own way and in my own rhythm.
Today I call this Simplicity.
As I began to love
myself I freed myself of anything that is no good for my health, food, people,
things, situations, and everything that drew me down
and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is Love of Oneself.
and away from myself. At first I called this attitude a healthy egoism.
Today I know it is Love of Oneself.
As I began to love
myself I quit trying to always be right, and ever since I was wrong less of the
time. Today I discovered that is Modesty.
As I began to love
myself I refused to go on living in the past and worrying about the future.
Now, I only live for the moment, where everything is happening. Today I live
each day, day by day, and I call it Fulfillment.
As I began to love
myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as
I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this
connection Wisdom of the Heart.
We no longer need to
fear arguments, confrontations or any kind of problems with ourselves or
others. Even stars collide, and out of their crashing, new worlds are born. Today
I know: This is Life!"
This amazing poem
was written by a genius Charlie Chaplin
(photographed below
age 26)
