What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
- Pretty well-known poem, why? Because its bloody good. It points out that we are always rushing around - so busy in life that we don't take time to appreciate nature and the beauty of the universe. We are full of care for so many other things that we don't stop and just be 'at one' for a while. It makes me think of the famous John Lennon quote "Life is what happens when you're making other plans"...
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