The rain does not fall for him, nor does the sun shine for her.
And you as well were created not for yourself but to share.
– Angelus Silesius (1624-1677)
Translated from the German by Johannes Beilharz.
Nothing is for itself
November 27, 2008 by niebla
Posted in Life, Literature, Mysticism, Philosophy, Poetry, Words, World | Tagged Angelus Silesius, baroque, German literature | 1 Comment
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Its beautiful word as if each rain drop, rain down to reader’s heart through the edge less sky of the eyes…
such beautiful sharing!