Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. We were a silent, hidden thought in the folds of oblivion, and we have become a voice that causes the heavens to tremble. What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you? What do the nationalists say about killers punishing murderers and thieves sentencing looters? A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror. And you would accept the seasons of your heart just as you have always accepted that seasons pass over your fields and you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief. Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes. By losing your goal, you have lost your way. Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being. |