You're the Result of YourselfPablo Neruda
Don't blame anyone,
never complain of anyone or anything
Because basically you have made
of your life what you wanted.
Accept the difficulties of edifying yourself
And the worth of starting to correct your character.
The triumph of the true man
arises from the ashes of his mistakes.
Never complain of your loneliness or your luck.
Face it with courage and accept it.
Somehow, they are the result of your acts and
It shows that you'll always win.
Don't feel frustrated of your own failures,
neither unload them to someone else.
Accept yourself now
or you'll go on justifying yourself like a child.
Remember that any time is good to start
And that no time is so good to give up.
Don't forget that the cause
of your present is your past,
As the cause of your future
will be your present.
Learn from the brave, from the strong,
From who doesn't accept situations
From who will live in spite of everything.
Think less of your problems
and more of your work.
Learn to arise from your pain,
And to be greater than
the greatest of your obstacles.
Look at the mirror of yourself
and you'll be free and strong
And you'll stop being
a puppet of circumstances.
For you yourself are your destiny.
Wake up and stare at the sun
in the mornings
and breathe the sun of dawn.
You're part of the strength of your life now,
Rise up, fight, walk, be sure
and you'll win in life.
Don't ever think of 'fate'
For fate is the excuse of failures.
photo by Tisha
Great poem, although I think that some parts of it could be translated better. If you really like Neruda, check out Red Poppy at www.redpoppy.net. It's a non-profit set up to create a documentary biographical film about Neruda and to translate his works into English.
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ReplyDeleteI just used it as I found it, but I will definitely check out your link...I really like Pablo Neruda's poems, which opens a whole new dimension of "humanity" to every day persons, filled with emotion and images.
Awesome ....
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