the parched grass still attracts the gaze of passers- by
the flowers merely flowers,
and they do this as well as they can
the white lily, blooming unseen in the valley,
does not need to explain itself to anyone;
it lives merely for beauty
men, however, cannot accept that 'merely'
if tomatoes wanted to be melons,
they would look completely ridiculous.
i am always amazed
that so many people are concerned
with wanting to be what they are not;
what's the point of making yourself look ridiculous?
you don't always have to pretend to be strong,
there's no need to prove all the time that everything is going well,
you shouldn't be concerned about what other people are thinking,
cry if you need to,
it's good to cry out all your tears
(because only then will you be able to smile again)
MITSUO AIDA
excerpt from LIKE THE FLOWING RIVER by PAULO COELHO
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1st pharagraph I tak paham. tp yg sterusnya I dpt memahami la skit2.. kenapa la tomato nak melon. tak besh pun. kalaujadi melon, sapa plak nak jd tomato?? ok la, pendek kata, jadilah diri kita yg sebenar. okies2.. cukupla.. aku merepek byk sgt nih.
***I don't want to cry out anymore. suckss..
i xreti la cane nk xplain kan 1st para in here. nat jpe i ckp eh. hehe. but u got the whole msg right. be urself. also, nobody's perfect
neway, crying can do me good sometimes ;p
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