BEATING HEART

BEATING HEART
"Many a beating heart is silenced by the tyranny of indifference." ~Michael Faudet

THE PUREST PLACE

THE PUREST PLACE
"Retrace your steps and go back to the purest place in your heart… where your hope lives. You’ll find your way again.” ~Everwood (Trust Your Journey)

The Bible says

"a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth."

15 April 2022

TIME by MΓ‘rio de Andrade

Lifted from Estelle Cortes





𝑀𝑦 π‘†π‘œπ‘’π‘™ 𝐼𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐴 π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦

𝐼 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ 𝐼 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿ.

*𝐼 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘“π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’*.

𝐼 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘¦ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘€π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ . 𝐴𝑑 π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘, β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘œπ‘π‘π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ 𝑓𝑒𝑀 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑑, *β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑦 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦*....

𝐼 *π‘›π‘œ π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™* π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦/π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦.

𝐼 *π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒* 𝑖𝑛 π‘šπ‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘ π‘’π‘”π‘œπ‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’....
𝐼 π‘Žπ‘š π‘π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘›π‘£π‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘ , π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘ π‘’π‘’π‘˜ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’, π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘ , π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘ , π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘’π‘›π‘‘, π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘™π‘’π‘π‘˜.

𝐼 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ *π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’* π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ ,
𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘’π‘£π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ  π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘’....

𝐼 *π‘›π‘œ π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’* π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ, 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘”π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘”π‘’, π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘–π‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’....

𝐼 *β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘”π‘™π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ* , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘, 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘ ....
𝑀𝑦 π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘ . *𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’   π‘–π‘›π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘€*....

 *𝑀𝑦 π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™ 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦*....
*π‘π‘œπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘  𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑑  𝑖𝑛 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘€π‘™*....

𝐼 *π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’* π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ "β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›" -
*β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘™π‘Žπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘€π‘’π‘Žπ‘˜π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘ *;

..π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘šπ‘β„Žπ‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’....

 *π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘’* 
 π΄π‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž!
 *π‘Œπ‘’π‘ , 𝐼’π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦!”
𝐼’π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘› 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒....
𝐼 π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ π‘€π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’s_....
𝐼 π‘Žπ‘š π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑒π‘₯π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’, π‘šπ‘’π‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿ*.

πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘’π‘π‘–π‘’π‘  said: 
“π‘Šπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘€π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠. 
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘’!”

By Brazilian poet: MΓ‘rio de Andrade





I counted my years
and realized that
I have less time to live by,
than I have lived so far.

I have more past than future.

I feel like that boy who got a bowl of cherries.
At first, he gobbled them,
but when he realized there were only few left,
he began to taste them intensely.

I no longer have time to deal with mediocrity.

I do not want to be in meetings where flamed egos parade.

I am bothered by the envious,
who seek to discredit the most able,
to usurp their places, coveting their seats,
talent, achievements and luck.

I do not have time for endless conversations,
useless to discuss about the lives of others
who are not part of mine.

I no longer have the time to manage
sensitivities of people who despite their chronological age, are immature.
I hate to confront those that struggle for power,
those that ‘do not debate content, just the labels’.

My time has become scarce to debate labels,
I want the essence.

My soul is in a hurry …

Not many cherries in my bowl,

I want to live close to human people, very human,
who laugh of their own stumbles,
and away from those turned smug
and overconfident with their triumphs,
away from those filled with self-importance.

The essential is what makes life worthwhile.
And for me, the essentials are enough!

Yes, I’m in a hurry.
I’m in a hurry to live with the intensity that only maturity can give.

I do not intend to waste any of the remaining cherries.

I am sure they will be exquisite, much more than those eaten so far.
My goal is to reach the end satisfied
and at peace with my loved ones and my conscience.

And per Confucius “We have two lives
and the second begins when you realize you only have one.”

Poem: MΓ‘rio de Andrade - The Valuable Time of Maturity
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