I think of you often, dear, and with such concentrated wishes that it really must help you in some way.
Interpretation
The quote expresses deep affection and the belief that love and positive thoughts can have a positive impact on the beloved.
In this quote, Rainer Maria Rilke conveys the idea that the act of thinking fondly about someone, coupled with concentrated wishes for their well-being, can be a source of strength and support for that person. It emphasizes the emotional connection and the unseen power of love and good intentions to influence someone's life, even from a distance.
In practice
In a heartfelt letter to a friend going through a tough time.
Spring has again returned. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Earth is like a child that knows many poems._x000D_ _x000D_ Many, O so many. For the hardship_x000D_ _x000D_ of such long learning she receives the prize._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Strict was her teacher. _x000D_ _x000D_ The white in the old man's beard pleases us._x000D_ _x000D_ Now, what to call green, to call blue,_x000D_ _x000D_ we dare to ask: She knows, She knows!
Verses are not, as people think, feelings (those one has early enough) -- they are experiences. For the sake of a verse one must see many cities, men, and things, one must know the animals feel how birds fly, and know the gesture with which the little flowers open in the morning.
a good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude
He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.
The only journey is the one within.
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.
We perceive when love begins and when it declines by our embarrassment when alone together.
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh; The fundamental things apply, As time goes by.
It is a good thing to be rich and strong, but it is a better thing to be loved.
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