…so here is mine! It’s a full on one, and it is in French, but since my dad passed it on to me, I thought I should share the wisdom!
“Lorsque l’eau est en repos et sans vie,
elle devients amère et pleine de vase, l’eau qui court comme
un torrent rugissant demeure pure et claire, de même l’âme
du sédentaire est faite de vase dans laquelle fermentent les regrets
éternllement remâchés, seule l’âme du voyageur fait jaillir comme
des torrents d’eau claire les idées nouvelles de les actes imprévus.”
Mohammed Hassade
And here is my half-baked English translation:
“When water stays still for too long,
It becomes bitter and murky, Water that flows,
like a roaring torrent, stays pure and clear, similarly
the soul of sedentary people is made of murky water in which brew eternal
regrets, only a traveler’ soul gushes with clear water,
new ideas and unforeseen events.”
Now it’s meditation time! No pressure!
nice to see you still can be heard by your young 32 kid!
We have to leave the swimming pool filtration on to appeal our kangaroo surfer!!
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Great quote!! and great surfing – will have to come and watch you in action sometime. Take care – enjoy brigitte & Tony
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One of the best quotes I’ve heard about traveling. Merci Monsieur Herrgott
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