I'm not me but living matter fermenting and forming its own shapes in the fruitfulness of every day.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the transient nature of identity and existence, suggesting that life is a constant process of change and creation.
Pablo Neruda's quote emphasizes that our lives are not static; instead, we are dynamic beings made up of living matter that interacts with the world around us. It conveys the idea that each day presents opportunities for growth and transformation, leading to the formation of new identities and experiences, all rooted in the fertile ground of daily existence.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about embracing change.
Perhaps this war will pass like the others which divided us leaving us dead, killing us along with the killers but the shame of this time puts its burning fingers to our faces. Who will erase the ruthlessness hidden in innocent blood?
I want to see the thirst inside the syllables I want to touch the fire in the sound: I want to feel the darkness of the cry. I want words as rough as virgin rocks.β - Verb.
Only do not forget, if I wake up crying it's only because in my dream I'm a lost child hunting through the leaves of the night for your hands.
And here am I, budding among the ruins with only sorrow to bite on, as if weeping were a seed and I the earth's only furrow.
Once more I am the silent one who came out of the distance wrapped in cold rain and bells: I owe to earth's pure death the will to sprout.
I learned about life from life itself, love I learned in a single kiss and could teach no one anything except that I have lived with something in common among men.
It was the contemplation of God that created men who were equal, for it was in God that they were equal.
Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.
A 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception.
Nunc fluens facit tempus,nunc stans facit aeternitatum.(The now that passes produces time, the now that remains produces eternity.)
Every psychic advance of man arises from the suffering of the soul.
May all sentient beings be happy and free of suffering.
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