Carpe Diem
Afraid of being wounded?
And therefore scared to try?
You're like a sleek young eagle
who doesn't want to fly.
If life was always easy,
who'd feel the urge to live?
If everything was given,
what would there be to give?
You have to walk in shadow
to know the thrill of light.
The dawn would have no meaning,
without the depth of night.
The gods gave wine to mortals,
but wisely added dregs.
You'll never make that omelet
unless you break those eggs.
A ship that never foundered
is a ship that never sailed,
so smile because it happened,
don't frown because it failed.
The thorn protects the rosebud,
the peach forgives the knife,
and when young babies whimper,
they fill their lungs with Life.
You fear that you may suffer?
No matter - roll the dice!
For the sunshine of adventure,
is pain so great a price?
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