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Life only demands from you the strength that you possess. Only one feat is possible; not to run away.
The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?
Perhaps a great love is never returned. Had it been given warmth and shelter by its counterpart in the Other, perhaps it would have been hindered from ever growing to maturity.
It "gives" us nothing.
But in its world of loneliness it leads us up to the summits with wide vistas - of great insights.
The devils enter uninvited when the house stands empty. For other kinds of guests, you have to first open the door.
Life only demands from you the strength you possess. Only one feat is possible--not to have run away.
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