Rensoli's Profile

From: Cuba
Joined: April 02, 2008

About Rensoli:

Who Dies?
Dies slowly he who transforms
himself into a slave of habit,
repeating every day the same
routines, who does not change
brands, does not risk wearing
a new color, nor talking to those
he doesn't know.
Dies slowly he who makes
television his guru.
Dies slowly he who avoids
a passion,who prefers black
to white and the dots on the
"i" to a whirlpool of emotions.
Dies slowly he who does not
overthrow the table when
unhappy at work, who does not
risk the certain for the uncertain
to go toward the dream that is
keeping him awake.
Who does not, at least once
in life, flee from sound thinking.
Dies slowly he who does not
travel, does not read, does not
listen to music, who does not
find grace in himself.
Dies slowly he who destroys
his self love, who does not
accept help from another.
Dies slowly he who passes
his days complaining of his bad
luck or the incessant rain.
Dies slowly he who abandons
a project before starting it, who
does not ask about a subject
he does not know or who does
not answer when being asked
about something he does know.
Dies slowly he who does not
share his emotions, joys and
sadness, who does not trust,
who does not even try.
Dies slowly he who does not
intend excelling, who does not
learn from the stones on the
road of life, who does not love
and let somebody
love him.
Let's avoid death in soft quotes,
remembering always that
to be alive demands an effort
much bigger that the simple fact
of breathing.
Pablo Neruda (Chile)