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(I posted this on the goodnight thread but wanted to make a separate thread, too.)
Dedicated to my fellow Clark Supporters, who've I've come to know and love as much as the General himself. It has been a real pleasure to be in the same league with such a wonderful group of people. Thank you for always making me smile even in the worst of times and always making me proud to be a Clark supporter.
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:cry: :cry:
Also many thanks to other DU'ers who've offered such nice words to us tonight. It's really appreciated.
Here's a poem by the General's favorite poet, Pablo Neruda.
You are the product of your self
Don’t blame anyone, never complain about anyone or anything
Because fundamentally you have made what you want in life,
accept the responsibility of educating yourself
and the courage to accuse yourself of failure.
The triumph of the truthful (real) man
rises from the ashes of error.
Never complain about your poverty, your loneliness, or your luck
take courage and accept, that in one way or another
they are the result of your actions and the evidence of what has to be overcome.
Do not be embittered by your own development
nor impose it on another
accept yourself now; or you will forever continue
to justify yourself like a child
remember that any moment
is good for beginning
and that nothing is as terrible as to be untrue to one’s professed principles (to halt)
Do not forget that the cause of your present is your past
just as the cause of your future is your present.
Learn from the strong ones, from the bold ones,
imitate the brave ones, the lively ones, the victors,
those who do not accept situations
thosa who overcome in spite of everything.
Think less about your problems and more about your work
and your problems, without nourishment, will die.
Learn to be born from pain
and to be greater than the greatest obstacles
look in the mirror at yourself
and you will be free and strong
and you will cease to be a puppet of circumstances
because you yourself are your destiny
and noone can replace you in the building of your own future.
Wake up in the mornings to see
and to breathe the light of dawn
you are part of the life force
now wake up, struggle ahead and make up your mind
and you will triumph in life.
Never think about luck
Because luck is the excuse
of the failures.
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Tú eres el resultado de ti mismo
No culpes a nadie, nunca te quejes de nadie ni de nada
porque fundamentalmente tú has hecho lo que quieres en la vida,
acepta la responsabilidad de edificarte a ti mismo
y el valor de acusarte a ti mismo de fracaso.
El triunfo del verdadero hombre
surge de las cenizas del error.
Nunca te quejes de tu pobreza, tu soledad o tu suerte
emprende con valor y acepta, que de una u otra manera
son el resulto de tus actos y la prueba de que hay que ganar.
No te amargues con tu propio proceso
ni se lo cargues a otro
acéptate ahora; o siempre seguirás
justificándote como un niño
recuerda que cualquier momento
es bueno para comenzar
y que ninguno es tan terrible como claudicar.
No olvides que la causa de tu presente es tu pasado
como la causa de tu futuro es tu presente.
Aprende de los fuertes, de los audaces,
imita a los valientes, enérgicos, a los vencedores,
a quienes no aceptan situaciones
a quienes vencieron a pesar de todo.
Piensa menos en tus problemas y más en tu trabajo
y tus problemas, sin alimentarios, morirán.
Aprende a nacer del dolor
y a ser más grande que el más grande de los obstáculos
mirate al espejo de ti mismo
y serás libre y fuerte
y dejarás de ser un títere de las circunstancias
porque tú mismo eres tu destino
y nadie puede sustituirte la construcción de tu propio futuro.
Levántate a mirar por las mañanas
y respirar la luz del amanecer
tú eres parte de la fuerza de la vida
ahora despierta, lucha camina y decídete
y triunfarás en la vida.
Nunca pienses en la suerte
porque la suerte es el pretexto
de los fracasados.
Pablo Neruda
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