I think of you often, dear, and with such concentrated wishes that it really must help you in some way.
Interpretation
The quote expresses deep affection and the belief that love and positive thoughts can have a positive impact on the beloved.
In this quote, Rainer Maria Rilke conveys the idea that the act of thinking fondly about someone, coupled with concentrated wishes for their well-being, can be a source of strength and support for that person. It emphasizes the emotional connection and the unseen power of love and good intentions to influence someone's life, even from a distance.
In practice
In a heartfelt letter to a friend going through a tough time.
Spring has again returned. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Earth is like a child that knows many poems._x000D_ _x000D_ Many, O so many. For the hardship_x000D_ _x000D_ of such long learning she receives the prize._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Strict was her teacher. _x000D_ _x000D_ The white in the old man's beard pleases us._x000D_ _x000D_ Now, what to call green, to call blue,_x000D_ _x000D_ we dare to ask: She knows, She knows!
Verses are not, as people think, feelings (those one has early enough) -- they are experiences. For the sake of a verse one must see many cities, men, and things, one must know the animals feel how birds fly, and know the gesture with which the little flowers open in the morning.
a good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude
He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.
The only journey is the one within.
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been
Young love needs dangers and barriers to nourish it.
I slept little, read a lot, and fell in love frequently.
The way to anybody's heart is through a thoughtfully-prepared, beautifully-executed, lovingly-presented meal.
By my love and my hope I beseech you - do not forsake hero in your soul!
You are one of my nicest thoughts.
The scene I had just witnessed (a couple making love in the ocean) brought back a lot of memories β not of things I had done but of things I had failed to do, wasted hours and frustrated moments and opportunities forever lost because time had eaten so much of my life and I would never get it back. I envied Yeoman and felt sorry for myself at the same time, because I had seen him in a moment that made all my happiness seem dull.
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