LIKE THE FLOWING RIVER BY PAULO COELHO
I want to be some one capable of seeing the unseen faces,
of seeing those who do not seek fame or glory, who silently fulfill the role life has given them
I want to be able to do this because the most important things that shape our existence, are precisely the ones that never show their faces
As the Japanese poet Mitsuo Aida reminds us about importance of innocence in his poems
Because it has lived its life intensely
the parched grass still attracts the gaze of passers-by.
the flowers merely flower,
and they do this as well as they can,
the white lily, blooming unseen in the valley,
does not need to explain it self to anyone;
It lives merely for beauty.
Men however can not accept that 'merely'
If tomatoes wanted to be melons,
they would look completely ridiculous.
I am always amazed
that so many people are concerned
with wanting to be what they are not;
what is the point of making yourself look ridiculous
TO CONCLUDE:
You don't always have to pretend to be strong,
there is no need to prove all the time that everything is going well,
you shouldn't be concerned about what other people are thinking,
cry if you need to,
it's good to cry out all your tears
(because only then will you be able to smile again)
