Take bread away from me, if you wish, take air away, butdo not take from me your laughter. Do not take away the rose, the lance flower that you pluck, the water that suddenlybursts forth in joy, the sudden waveof silver born in you. My struggle is harsh and I come backwith eyes tiredat times from having seenthe unchanging earth, but when your laughter entersit rises to the sky seeking meand it opens for me allthe doors of life. My love, in the darkesthour your laughteropens, and if suddenlyyou see my blood stainingthe stones of the street, laugh, because your laughterwill be for my handslike a fresh sword. Next to the sea in the autumn, your laughter must raiseits foamy cascade, and in the spring, love, I want your laughter likethe flower I was waiting for, the blue flower, the roseof my echoing country. Laugh at the night, at the day, at the moon, laugh at the twistedstreets of the island, laugh at this clumsyfool who loves you, but when I openmy eyes and close them, when my steps go, when my steps return, deny me bread, air, light, spring, but never your laughter.Pablo Neruda
About This Quote
In this quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, he expresses his great love for the color blue and how it is a symbol of greatness and hope. He also expresses his views that a person who has a unique talent and ability to do things well should not be afraid to share it with others. If a person is worried about others not appreciating them for their skills, they need not be so concerned as Emerson suggests. In his view, if a person is doing something great they should show it off to the rest of the world as a tribute to those they love and those who have been lost in their life.
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