Time

We have time - Octavian Palar

We have time for everything
Sleep, run back and forth,
regret the mistakes we made and err again,
judge others and absolve ourselves,
we have time to read and write,
edit what we wrote, regret what we wrote,
we have time to make projects and never follow through
we have time to dwell in illusions and stir through their ashes much later.

We have time for ambitions and diseases,
to blame destiny and details,
we have time to look at the clouds, at the ads, or some accident,
we have time
to chase away our questions, postpone our answers, we have time
to crush a dream and reinvent it, we have time to make friends,
to lose them, we have time to take lessons and forgetten
soon after, we have time to receive gifts and not understand them.

We have time for everything.
No time, though, for a little tenderness.
When we’re about to do that, too, we die.


I learnt some things in life that I want to share with you
I learnt you can’t make somebody love you. All you can
do is be a beloved person. The rest…depends on the
others.

I learnt that however much I care,
Others might not care at all.
I learnt that it takes years to gain trust and that
you can lose it in just a few seconds.
I learnt that it doesn’t matter what you have in life, but whom.
I learnt you can get by and your charm is useful for about 15 minutes.
After that, however, you’d better know something.
I learnt that you should not compare yourself to what others can do better–
But to what you can do better.

I learnt that it doesn’t matter what happens to people
But what I can do to help them.
I learnt that no matter how you cut it,
Every thing has two faces.
I learnt you need to part with your loved ones with
warm words,
It might be the last time you see them.

I learnt that you can carry on for a long time
After you said you can’t.
I learnt that the heroes are those who do what’s needed, when needed,
No matter what the consequences.
I learnt that there are people who love you,
But don’t know how to show it.
I learnt that when I am angry, I have the right to be angry.

I learnt that true friendship continues to exist even at a distance.
 And this is also true for real love.
I learnt that, if somebody doesn’t love you like you want them to,
It doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all their heart.

I learnt that no matter how good a friend is,
He will nevertheless hurt you every once in a while,
And you’ve got to forgive him for this.
I learnt that it’s not always enough to be forgiven by others.

Sometimes you’ve got to learn to forgive yourself
I learn that no matter how much you suffer,
The world won’t stop in its tracks because of your pain.
I learnt that your past and circumstances might influence your personality
But you are responsible for what you become.

I learnt that if two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other
And the fact that they don’t argue doesn’t prove they love each other.
I learnt that sometimes you’ve got to put a person first,
And not his deeds.

I learnt that two people can look at the same thing
And see two completely different things
I learnt that no matter what the consequences
Those who are honest with themselves go farther in life.

 I learnt that your life can change in the course of a few hours
By people who don’t even know you.
I learnt that when you think you’ve got nothing to give
When a friend calls for you, you’ll find the strength to help him.

I learnt that writing,
Just like talking,
Can soothe the pain in your soul.
I learnt the the people you love the most
Are taken away from you much too soon.
I learnt that it’s too hard to realize
Where to draw a line between being nice, not hurting people, and standing up for your beliefs.
I learnt to love
So I can be loved.