Archive for January 11th, 2006
Translated Analects of Confucius II
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006Peace Lily
“Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”
“Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.”
“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”
“He who will not economize will have to agonize.”
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without […]
Poems about Relationships
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006Because of you
Because of you,my aspirations of leadinga bachelor’s life,with a different loverfor each day of the week,seems silly and uninteresting to me now.
Because of you,I now sit in sidewalk cafes more often,go for walks along the beach,write poetry,and think about the last time I saw you,always the last time I saw you.
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Relationships
Wednesday, January 11th, 2006The most difficult aspect of any relationship is retaining one’s own identity, the sense of one’s self, in a world that seems to dictate and expect otherwise. Yet no relationship can mature beyond a simple live-in kind of convenience without it.
If we allow our loved ones freedom and space to grow and live their […]
