Drink! for you know not when you came, nor why; Drink! for you know not why you go, nor where.
Interpretation
Life is uncertain and fleeting, so one should enjoy it while they can.
This quote by Omar Khayyam suggests that the mysteries of life and death are beyond our understanding. It emphasizes the importance of living in the moment and embracing the pleasures of life, as we have no concrete knowledge of our origins or our ultimate destination.
In practice
This quote can be shared at a celebration to encourage guests to enjoy the moment.
When you are so full of sorrow_x000D_ that you can't walk, can't cry anymore,_x000D_ think about the green foliage that sparkles after_x000D_ the rain. When the daylight exhausts you, when_x000D_ you hope a final night will cover the world,_x000D_ think about the awakening of a young child.
Oh! My beloved! fill the cup, that clears to-day of past regrets and future fears.
Itβs too bad if a heart lacks fire,_x000D_ and is deprived of the light _x000D_ of a heart ablaze._x000D_ The day on which you are_x000D_ without passionate love_x000D_ is the most wasted day of your life.
So when that Angel of the darker Drink, at last shall find you by the river-brink,_x000D_ _x000D_ And, offering his Cup, invite your Soul forth to your Lips to quaff-you shall not shrink.
A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou.
So I be written in the Book of Love. I do not care about that Book Above. Erase my name, or write it as you will. So I be written in the Book of Love.
I am good to people who are good. I am also good to people who are not good. Because Virtue is goodness.
To be whole is to be part;_x000D_ true voyage is return.
Liberty is always freedom from the government.
Christianity is not about the divine becoming human so much as it is about the human becoming divine. That is a paradigm shift of the first order.
When you live completely in each moment, without expecting anything, you have no idea of time.
My friend wants to get moving and so do I,' Eddie said. 'We've got miles to go yet.' I know that. It's on your face, son. Like a scar.' Eddie was fascinated by the idea of duty and ka as something that left a mark, something that might look like decoration to one eye and disfigurement to another. Outside, thunder cracked and lightning flashed.
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