I have a rendezvous with death... I will not fail that rendezvous
Alan SeegerRead
From a boy_x000D_ _x000D_ I gloated on existence. Earth to me_x000D_ _x000D_ Seemed all-sufficient and my sojourn there_x000D_ _x000D_ One trembling opportunity for joy.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a deep appreciation for existence and the joys of life.
In this quote, Alan Seeger expresses a profound sense of gratitude for the experience of being alive. He conveys that life on earth offers a unique and precious chance to find joy, suggesting that every moment is valuable and should be cherished as an opportunity for happiness.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a motivational talk about appreciating life.
I have a rendezvous with death... I will not fail that rendezvous
I've been baking bread and looking after the baby...Everyone else who has asked me that question over the last few years says. 'But what else have you been doing?' To which I say, 'Are you kidding?' Because bread and babies, as every housewife knows, is a full-time job. After I made the loaves [of bread,] I felt like I had conquered something. But as I watched the bread being eaten, I thought, Well, Jesus, don't I get a gold record or knighted or nothing?
Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.
We don't forget.... Our heads may be small, but they are as full of memories as the sky may sometimes be full of swarming bees, thousands and thousands of memories, of smells, of places, of little things that happened to us and which came back, unexpectedly, to remind us who we are.
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
Life is a fashion show, the world is your runway.
Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive.
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