The Valuable Time of Maturity
“I counted my years and discovered that I have fewer years left to live compared to the time I have lived until now.
I feel like that kid who won a package of goodies: the first ate them eagerly, but when he perceived that there were few, he began to savour them deeply.
I have no time for endless meetings where discuss statutes, rules, procedures and regulations, knowing that it will not achieve anything.
I have no time to withstand ridiculous people who, despite their chronological age have not grown.
I don’t have time to deal with mediocrity.
I do not want to be in meetings where parade inflated egos.
I won’t tolerate manipulators and opportunists.
Bother me envious, seeking to discredit the most able, to usurp their places, talents and achievements.
I detest people who do not argue about content but titles.
My time is too precious to discuss titles.
I want the essence, my soul is in a hurry. Not many treats are left in the packet.
I want to live among human people, very human. People, who can laugh at their mistakes.
Who do not become full of themselves because of their triumphs.
Who do not consider themselves elite, before they have really become one.
Who do not run away from their responsibilities.
Who defend human dignity.
Who do not want anything else but to walk along with truth, righteousness, honesty and integrity.
The essential thing is what makes life worthwhile.
I want to surround myself with people who can touch the hearts of others.
People who despite the hard knockouts of life, grew up with a soft touch in their soul.
Yes, I am in a hurry. So that I can live with the intensity, which only maturity can give me.
I intend not to waste any of the treats I have left. I am sure they will be more exquisite compared to the ones I have eaten so far.
My goal is to reach the end satisfied and at peace with my loved ones and my conscience.
I hope yours is the same, because the end will come anyway…”
Mário De Andrade (October 9, 1893 – February 25, 1945)
I feel like that kid who won a package of goodies: the first ate them eagerly, but when he perceived that there were few, he began to savour them deeply.
I have no time for endless meetings where discuss statutes, rules, procedures and regulations, knowing that it will not achieve anything.
I have no time to withstand ridiculous people who, despite their chronological age have not grown.
I don’t have time to deal with mediocrity.
I do not want to be in meetings where parade inflated egos.
I won’t tolerate manipulators and opportunists.
Bother me envious, seeking to discredit the most able, to usurp their places, talents and achievements.
I detest people who do not argue about content but titles.
My time is too precious to discuss titles.
I want the essence, my soul is in a hurry. Not many treats are left in the packet.
I want to live among human people, very human. People, who can laugh at their mistakes.
Who do not become full of themselves because of their triumphs.
Who do not consider themselves elite, before they have really become one.
Who do not run away from their responsibilities.
Who defend human dignity.
Who do not want anything else but to walk along with truth, righteousness, honesty and integrity.
The essential thing is what makes life worthwhile.
I want to surround myself with people who can touch the hearts of others.
People who despite the hard knockouts of life, grew up with a soft touch in their soul.
Yes, I am in a hurry. So that I can live with the intensity, which only maturity can give me.
I intend not to waste any of the treats I have left. I am sure they will be more exquisite compared to the ones I have eaten so far.
My goal is to reach the end satisfied and at peace with my loved ones and my conscience.
I hope yours is the same, because the end will come anyway…”
Mário De Andrade (October 9, 1893 – February 25, 1945)
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Sean
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Sean
A very wise piece, may we all be at peace with loved ones and our conscience.
ReplyDeleteDesirable, but quite a challenge.
DeleteGenial! Com tu dius… res a afegir!
ReplyDeleteAbraçades, Sean.
Today, after all, I ordered one of his terrific novels. ;-)
DeleteAbraçades, Carme.
Adorei ler e bom chegar nessa fase onde podemos saber o que queremos ou não pra nossa vida! abraços, linda semana, chica
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed what your read, Chica, and thanks for the good wishes. Same to you! ;-)
DeleteAquesta és la diferència quan arribes a adult, saps tot allò que t'omple i tot el que et sobra... tampoc hi afegiria res més...
ReplyDeleteMolts d'anys, Sean! 🥂
Petonets i aferradetes.
But what good is it if all knowledge is met with inertia? ;-) Thanks for your good wishes, Paula!
DeleteFeel yourself hugged and kissed, too.
Liked the illustration of the child with the sweets.
ReplyDeleteA fitting "picture", isn't it? ;-)
DeleteCompletament d'acord amb cada una d'aquestes frases, tant de bo tothom les tingués ben presents, ben endins de l'ànima.
ReplyDeleteUn text que val la pena tenir a prop.
Abraçades, Sean!
Bewahre es also gut in deinem Herzen, meine Liebe. ;-)
DeleteAbraçades, Núria!
Uns bon desitjos per arribar a un final en pau amb un mateix, per donar sentit a una vida.... que potser, no en té cap .
ReplyDeleteSalut, amic !
;-) Spot on, Artur.
DeleteLa pau de la nit!
Oh yes, I can relate to that :-)
ReplyDeleteFor me at the moment this part especially chimes:
"I want to surround myself with people who can touch the hearts of others.
People who despite the hard knockouts of life, grew up with a soft touch in their soul."
This is CherryPie and the rest of my comment disappeared into the mystic ethers...
DeleteAnd... for some reason Blogger won't allow me to log in to comment as myself!
I do feel a very soft touch in my soul, f.e. for the victims criminal politicians who start wars to satisfy their criminal ambitions.
DeleteAfter reading all that I am not sure if I could fit in the circle of friends you would prefer. I am old, but childish, not mature, certainly not intellectual, not highly educated either. Yet here I am and hope you won't boot me out.
ReplyDelete;-) You are welcome, Elsie.
Delete“Nothing to add” quizá sea precisamente la reacción más acertada después de leerlo. Más allá de quién lo escribiera, hay una idea que me parece especialmente poderosa: llegar a cierta edad no debería significar resignarse, sino aprender a elegir mejor dónde ponemos nuestro tiempo, nuestra energía y nuestro afecto.
ReplyDeleteSaludos
Nothing to add, indeed, Emilia, except: Welcome at Omnium! ;-)
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