A charming poem! It reminds me of the Yiddish proverb "A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity."
More than once I lured a despairing patient from suicide by saying, "Wouldn't you like to live long enough to see who wins the World Series this year?"
"today may not be a good day to kill oneself because the prince may die: Things are happening, history goes on, so why not stay and see it through?"
History is still unfolding, the final page has yet to be written, why not stay and see what is yet to be. For all the moans, dread, and threats, the best may yet to be. So has been my thoughts, I just want to see how it all unfolds.
The line about the rector's mother is my favorite.
A charming poem! It reminds me of the Yiddish proverb "A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity."
More than once I lured a despairing patient from suicide by saying, "Wouldn't you like to live long enough to see who wins the World Series this year?"
"today may not be a good day to kill oneself because the prince may die: Things are happening, history goes on, so why not stay and see it through?"
History is still unfolding, the final page has yet to be written, why not stay and see what is yet to be. For all the moans, dread, and threats, the best may yet to be. So has been my thoughts, I just want to see how it all unfolds.
I have already outlived G. K. by twenty years so I am keeping up my part of the bargain.