Charles Bukowski, The Pleasures of the Damned - Invent yourself and then reinvent yourself, -don't swim in the same slough. -invent yourself and then reinvent yourself and -stay out of the clutches of mediocrity. - invent yourself and then reinvent yourself, -change your tone and shape so often that they can never categorize you. - reinvigorate yourself and ...
Three Butterflies / Drei Schmetterlinge / Três Borboletas / Tres Mariposas
The people of this world are like the three butterflies in front of a candle's flame - The first one went closer and said - I know about love. - The second one touched the flame lightly with his wings and said - I know how love's fire can burn. - The third one threw himself into the heart of ...
Of Love / Über die Liebe / Do Amor / De Amor
Is it the lines -drawn by the unseen hand - Is it the lines -traversed by the planets and stars - Is it the lines -drawn by the social norms and taboo - Is it the lines -etched upon one’s hands or feet - Is it the lines -of one’s prejudice and pride - Lost in this needless -intrigue, one ...
Love / Die Liebe / O Amor / El Amor
Die Liebe hemmet nichts; sie kennt nicht Tür noch Riegel, - Und dringt durch alles sich; - Sie ist ohn Anbeginn, schlug ewig ihre Flügel, - Und schlägt sie ewiglich. - Die Liebe hemmet nichts; sie kennt nicht Tür noch Riegel, - Und dringt durch alles sich; - Sie ist ohn Anbeginn, schlug ewig ihre Flügel, - Und schlägt sie ewiglich. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQdlJnY3sHQ
See the world Differently / Sieh die Welt Anders / Veja o mundo Diferente / Vea el mundo Diferente
Boundless God, -help us to see the World differently -not with our own limited vision -but with the gaze of Love and justice. - Give us the foolishness to believe that we can change -what the World says is impossible; -and when we lose sight of the power of Love to change the World -increase our ...
The truth of the Friend / Die Wahrheit des Freundes / A verdade do Amigo / La verdad del Amigo
Today, like every other day, we wake up empty - and frightened. Don't open the door to the study - and begin reading. Take down the dulcimer. - Let the beauty we love be what we do. - There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. - Would you like to have revealed to you - the truth ...
To the Unknown Man / Zum unbekannten Mann / Para o Homem Desconhecido / Al Hombre Desconocido
One day I saw someone I thought I’d never see - He was sagging with smell of marijuana coming from his mouth - And the way he talked you could tell he was from the south - Just standing there staring at me - I didn’t know what to say or do - I looked in his eyes to see ...
Tragedies of ordinary Life / Tragödien des gewöhnlichen Lebens / Tragédias da vida Ordinaria / Tragedias de la vida Ordinaria
The secret of living an extraordinary life is to take control of your mind, since this alone will determine whether you live in a suffering state or a beautiful state. In the end, it is all about the power of decisions. Your life is shaped not by your conditions, but by your decisions. Commit to being happy, ...
2011-12-08 Natal, Brazil / You’re my Chocolate / Du bist meine Schokolade / Você é meu Chocolate / Eres mi Chocolate
I am your father you are my child - I am your quiet place, you are my wild - I am your peace of mind, you are my worry - I am your wait, you are my hurry- I am your audience, you are my star - I am your lollipop, you are my chocolate bar - I am your daily ...
Dream within a Dream / Traum in einem Traum / Sonho dentro de um Sonho / Sueño dentro de un Sueño
'A Dream Within a Dream' is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1849. The poem is 24 lines, divided into 2 stanzas. The poem questions the way one can distinguish between reality and fantasy, asking, 'Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream?' - Take this kiss upon the brow! And, ...
The Lie we Live / Die Lüge die wir Leben / A mentira que Vivemos / La mentira que Vivimos
The Lie is a political and social criticism poem probably written by Sir Walter Raleigh circa 1592. Speaking in the imperative mood throughout, he commands his soul to tell various people and organizations of their misdeeds and wrongdoings. And if they object, Raleigh commands, publicly accuse them to be lying, or 'give them the lie.'- Go, Soul, the ...
Society Trap / Gesellschaftsfalle / Armadilha da Sociedade / Trampa de la Sociedad
I had one year of backpacking, sleeping on the floor, begging for food and money during my project Rio 2016 before coming back to Society. We are all stuck in a trap of consumerism, our minds have been hijacked by corporations and are being used to generate profit. Society has lost its way but humanity is ...
I have lived and Loved / Ich habe gelebt und Geliebt / Eu vivi e Amei / He vivido y Amado
Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for Love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me here and there, over a great ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair. I have lived a thousand lives and ...
All things will Die / Alle Dinge werden Sterben / Todas as coisas Morrerão / Todas las cosas Morirán
At some point in life, you come face-to-face with the reality of your own mortality. All things that live will eventually die. It is a fact of life, but it can be hard to face at times. Death is an essential part of the circle of life. Whether you are talking about a Human being, an animal, or a plant, every ...
Hidden Heroes / Versteckte Helden / Heróis Ocultos / Héroes Ocultos
The coronavirus pandemic characterizes everyday life in many parts of the World. In order to overcome this exceptional situation, more and more people - despite their own risk of infection - are putting themselves at the service of their neighbours and Society. We can not express enough how incredibly grateful we are for the the dedication and ...
Ordinary Madness / Gewöhnlicher Wahnsinn / Loucura Comum / Locura Ordinaria
There are degrees of madness, and the madder you are the more obvious it will be to other people. Most of my life I have hidden my madness within myself but it is there. For instance, some person will be speaking to me of this or that and while this person is boring me with their ...
A psalm of Life / Ein Psalm des Lebens / Um salmo da Vida / Un salmo de Vida
No matter what death brings, the soul will never be destroyed. Because of this, it is important to do all you can in life to make your situation, and that of others, better. The soul is immortal. You may sleep for a little while in that change called death, but you can never be destroyed. You ...
So far yet so Close / So weit und doch so Nah / Tão longe mas tão perto / Tan lejos pero tan Cerca
So close yet so farSo thin yet so fatSo kind yet so horribleSo pretty yet so uglyWhy are you so contradictory? So warm yet so coldSo positive yet so negativeSo alive yet so deadSo happy yet so sadWhy are you so contradictory? So tall yet so smallSo right yet so wrongSo even yet so oddSo simple yet ...
When you lose Yourself / Wenn du Dich Verlierst / Quando você se Perde / Cuando te Pierdes
You may wake up one day and do not recognize the person you see in the mirror. You may feel it happen gradually, day by day, you can feel yourself growing more distant from who you really are. You may lose interest in the things you love, or you may find yourself following other interests. You ...
The unknown of Everything / Das Unbekannte von Allem / O desconhecido de Tudo / Lo desconocido de Todo
Awareness of how little we know and how little we are. Only when you understand that depth of your own ignorance, only when you understand how little you know, are you ready to develop the lifelong habit that will best support learning. Only when you are free from conventional thinking, free to doubt what you have ...
Having hard Times / Harte Zeiten Haben / Tendo tempos Difíceis / Teniendo tiempos Difíciles
Having hard times seem like falling in a well of absolute darkness; and that with each passing day you are sinking deeper and deeper. You find it hard to sleep and even breathe. You spend time crippled by anxiety to the point of immobilization. Life is fragile. Hard times are inevitable. At one time or another, we ...
Love is a Lie / Liebe ist eine Lüge / Amor é uma Mentira / Amor es una Mentira
Do you not know you can fool some people all the time and do you not know you can fool all the people some times but even so you can not fool all the people all the time. On Facebook, about 83 million users are 'Fake'. Of course many of those fake accounts belong to our pets, but ...
Ticking Clocks / Tickende Uhren / Relógios de TicTac / Relojes de TicTac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVgCULMJNa4 I see time escape. From this view the sun is rising perfect just like the day before.I see people coming and going, making their way into the World.I see the steam rising up from my coffee disappearing into a sky much bigger than me.I see ticking clocks.I hear times impatient song.An orchestra of chirping birds and ...
Born into This / In dies Hineingeboren / Nascido em Isso / Nacido en Esto
You have been born into a World where fear is the only lasting emotion The reign of terror has become so open and clear that most people find it hard to deny the World is devolving into a totalitarian dictatorship. Citizens are asked to make a choice between an incompetent war-hawk and another incompetent wark-hawk. Terrorist attacks ...
A smile to Remember / Ein Lächeln zum Erinnern / Um sorriso para Lembrar / Una sonrisa para Recordar
Most people think that we smile because we feel happy, but it can go the other way as well: we feel happy because we smile. Now, it is hard to say which came first, the smile or happiness that it yields. Considering a smile causes happiness, and the feeling of being happy causes us to ...