PoetryThe Facts of Life by Pádraig Ó TuamaThat you were born
and you will die. That you will sometimes love enough and sometimes not. That you will lie if only to yourself. That you will get tired. That you will learn most from the situations you did not choose. That there will be some things that move you more than you can say. That you will live that you must be loved. That you will avoid questions most urgently in need of your attention. That you began as the fusion of a sperm and an egg of two people who once were strangers and may well still be. That life isn’t fair. That life is sometimes good and sometimes even better than good. That life is often not so good. That life is real and if you can survive it, well, survive it well with love and art and meaning given where meaning’s scarce. That you will learn to live with regret. That you will learn to live with respect. That the structures that constrict you may not be permanently constricting. That you will probably be okay. That you must accept change before you die but you will die anyway. So you might as well live and you might as well love. You might as well love. You might as well love A Dialogue of Self and Soul
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Forgiveness
Is the mightiest sword Forgiveness of those you fear Is the highest reward When they bruise you with words When they make you feel small When it’s hardest to take You must do nothing at all… I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
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