Bonsai of Thought: Sixty-Two

1. Every word you send becomes part of my own body.
Wherever you are, that city becomes my home.

2. You listen to Rabindrasangeet. I liked seeing that.
Later I realized, some people listen to Rabindrasangeet without understanding it.

3. Your chin will get wet, sleeves will be soiled, thighs will tremble constantly.
Still, you must tend to your breath. This is what living means.

4. Looking toward solitude, I think,
Come, let's make mistakes together once more!

5. Some people's love needs no answer;
you must stay silent. This way both remain well.

6. After finding you,
I learned to celebrate life.
After losing you,
I've learned to feel life.

7. Come, let's dance! The world is spinning! If we don't dance, we'll be flung off!

8. There was a time
when even walking felt like flying!

A time comes
when even flying feels like walking!

9. Everything I do stems from suffering.
That's why everything you see strikes you as real!

10. Forever. What a beautiful word!
Without this word, how could I have laughed so much? How could I have cried?
That's why I love the word.

11. Some become melody,
some become lyrics,
some become the song itself...remaining in both!

12. Come, let's congratulate ourselves!
Staying alive is no simple thing.

13. Come, let's set aside some time in this life.
Let's gaze at some beauty,
indulge in some rest,
drift with some bird calls,
listen to some human voices,
understand some waterfalls' sorrow.

14. Dear heart, come, let's make a pact.
As I am, in this you'll seek happiness.
Whatever I think, that much is yours.
However I look, that's good enough.
My flaws don't look too bad.

Whatever I am, or whatever I'm not,
I can no longer bear this anxiety—
that accepting this won't lead to love or acceptance!

15. Come, let's talk.
About love, about long evenings, about dawn, about trees and birds.
And about light's infinite patience.

16. Don't curl yourself up so much
that seeing you makes everyone happy!

17. The higher one climbs,
the more alone one becomes.

18. Everything in this world kills me bit by bit.
What I see, what I hear, what I live with. Everything!

19. You've lit a fire inside me
and now you're telling me to stay calm!

20. I've stuck a signboard on my heart; it reads:
Unfit for use; broken.