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i enjoyed the article. i believe the gist of it is true in my life. ive been partial to this poem since i discovered it: https://twitter.com/nktgill/status/155
by avg_dev 4y ago
i enjoyed the article. i believe the gist of it is true in my life.
ive been partial to this poem since i discovered it: https://twitter.com/nktgill/status/1550429172786515968 https://twitter.com/nktgill/status/1550429172786515968
i will reproduce it here.
Do Not Ask Your Children to Strive
Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is the way of foolishness.
Help them instead to find the wonder
and the marvel of an ordinary life.
Show them the joy of tasting
tomatoes, apples and pears.
Show them how to cry
when pets and people die.
Show them the infinite pleasure
in the touch of a hand.
And make the ordinary come alive for them.
The extraordinary will take care of itself.
- William Martin
- HideousKojima 4y agoI think Lynyrd Skynyrd put it best in Simple Man: Mama told me when I was young Come sit beside me my only son And listen closely to what I say And if you do this it'll help you Some sunny day oh yeah Oh take your time don't live too fast Troubles will come and they will pass Go find a woman yeah and you'll find love And don't forget son there is someone up above And be a simple kind of man Oh be something you love and understand Baby be a simple kind of man Oh won't you do this for me son if you can Forget your lust for the rich man's gold All that you need is in your soul And you can do this oh babe if you try All that I want for you my son is to be satisfied
- somethoughts 4y agoReminds me of the School of Life - Why an Ordinary Life Can Be a Good Life by Alan De Botton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHVZVCbicTg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHVZVCbicTg