I'm not me but living matter fermenting and forming its own shapes in the fruitfulness of every day.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the transient nature of identity and existence, suggesting that life is a constant process of change and creation.
Pablo Neruda's quote emphasizes that our lives are not static; instead, we are dynamic beings made up of living matter that interacts with the world around us. It conveys the idea that each day presents opportunities for growth and transformation, leading to the formation of new identities and experiences, all rooted in the fertile ground of daily existence.
In practice
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about embracing change.
Perhaps this war will pass like the others which divided us leaving us dead, killing us along with the killers but the shame of this time puts its burning fingers to our faces. Who will erase the ruthlessness hidden in innocent blood?
I want to see the thirst inside the syllables I want to touch the fire in the sound: I want to feel the darkness of the cry. I want words as rough as virgin rocks.β - Verb.
Only do not forget, if I wake up crying it's only because in my dream I'm a lost child hunting through the leaves of the night for your hands.
And here am I, budding among the ruins with only sorrow to bite on, as if weeping were a seed and I the earth's only furrow.
Once more I am the silent one who came out of the distance wrapped in cold rain and bells: I owe to earth's pure death the will to sprout.
I learned about life from life itself, love I learned in a single kiss and could teach no one anything except that I have lived with something in common among men.
Every rebellion against suffering is fed by the subversive power of remembered suffering.
Reality is, you know, the tip of an iceberg of irrationality that we've managed to drag ourselves up onto for a few panting moments before we slip back into the sea of the unreal.
It ought to be considered a great misfortune, not only for individuals, but also for Houses and Congregations, to have everything in conformity with their wishes; to go on quietly, and to suffer nothing for the love of God. Yes, consider it certain that a person or a Congregation that does not suffer and is applauded by all the world is near a fall.
The surest mark of true conversion is humility.
Maybe he hadn't thought the war through. It had seemed like simple fun when he had first pictured it, with a glorious beginning, a difficult but valor-filled middle, and a victorious end. He hadn't accounted for the fact that there might not be much of a resolution to the battle, and he hadn't imagined what it would feel like when the war just sort of ended, without anyone admitting defeat and congratulating him for his bravery.
I can see the sun, but even if I cannot see the sun, I know that it exists. And to know that the sun is there - that is living.
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