the beginning and the reason why

Dies slowly, he who becomes the slave of habit,
who follows the same routes every day,
who never changes pace,
who does not risk and change the color of his clothes
and who does not speak to whom he doesn't know

Dies slowly he who makes television his guru

Dies slowly he or she who shuns passion,
who prefers black on white,
dotting ones "i’s" rather than a bundle of emotions,
the kind that make your eyes glimmer,
that turn a yawn into a smile,
that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings

Dies slowly he or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy,
who is unhappy at work,
who does not risk certainty for uncertainty to thus follow a dream,
those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives

Dies slowly he who does not travel,
who does not read,
who does not listen to music,
who does not find grace in himself,

Dies slowly he who slowly destroys his own self-esteem,
who does not allow himself to be helped

Dies slowly, he who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck,
about the rain that never stops,


Dies slowly he who abandon a project before starting it,
who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know,
he who don't reply when they are asked something they do know

Let's try and avoid death in small doses,
reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater
than the simple fact of breathing.

Only a burning patience will lead
to the attainment of a splendid happiness

If you wanna be warmed, let the sun warm you

If you are goint to cheat, cheat your stomach

If you are going to cry, cry from happiness

If you are going to lie, lie about your age

If you are going to steal, steal a kiss

If you are going to lose something, lose the fear

If there is hunger, be it hunger for love

If it is to be happy, make it all the time

Pablo Neruda