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One day This too shall pass

This is my recently favorite poem – from one of my favorite authors. The original version is in Chinese, a simple, but eloquent, poem. I translated it and tried to make it good. Well maybe not a perfect English version, and please forgive it lacks polish and talent. I just want to share my thoughts and feelings with u guys.
Sometimes I maybe a little upset with my situations, friends left, families far away, fighting hard to stay in this country, feeling lonely, and no people to talk to when I have a hard time, I wonder if there is anyone even only one or two, really care about me. But everytime, I read this poem, it calms me down. All those trivialities bother me, all the bad moods, all my disappointments and all my worries. Little by little, they pass away.
I believe, this too shall pass.

One day

Everything will be okay

When Thinking about it

I feel relieved and free

Those exhuasted loves

And the deadliest hatreds,

One day

they will be ebbing away

Insomnias

To be wronged

Bad traffic

Too poor

They won’t last

To be despised

To be forced to lie

Feeling helpless

Or not confident with your looking

This too shall pass.

It’s amazing

How can Life be so merciful,

While also be so cold?

No, you don’t have to answer me yet

Whether it’s because of guilty

or out of compassion,

you don’t have to answer it now

Since you try to care

Again and again,

you try to secure

One day

All my trivial doubts,

shall be gone



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