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The Period of Silence and Gestation
And then
There is always that unsettling aspect
of an animal that owns nothing, except its life, that so often
we take.
There is that great animal freedom
living without anything more,
than its reality of being, without all the falseness that we add to existence…
That’s why animal suffering touches me deeply,
like that of children.
— Marguerite Yourcenar (my translation)
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Without solitude, Love will not stay long by your side. Because Love needs to rest as well, so that it can journey through the heavens and reveal itself in other forms. Without solitude, no plant or animal can survive, no soil can remain productive for any length of time, no child can learn about life, no artist can create, no work can grow and be transformed. Solitude is not the absence of Love, but its complement.
— Paulo Coelho
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To live is not all that serious, it’s not so solemn. It’s an adventure, almost a game. We must sidestep this idiotic gravity.
— Jacques Brel (my translation)
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