Child of Longing

When this deep ache overtakes you,
pulling you into uncharted depths,
when you stagger through the day,
like a drunkard
who's lost his footing,
falling into rushing streams,
wounding his knees,
blind from pain and tears,
crawling over grey stones
through strange red soil,
believing he'll never, ever find
the way back to his safe homeland—
My friend, then you too
are a child of longing!

(Ilka Berikhan)

Kind der Sehnsucht

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Some see a ...

Some see a problem.
Others see an opportunity.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Manche sehen ein Problem ...

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Most people fail themselves because ...

Most people
fail themselves
because their vision for life
is not big enough.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Die meisten Menschen scheitern an sich selbst ...

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The past exists only in ...

The past exists only
in our minds.
Those who want to be happy
must dare to live in the present.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Die Vergangenheit existiert nur in ...

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Those who have never ...

Those who have never hit rock bottom
rarely strive for the very top.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Wer nie ganz unten angekommen ist ...

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Those capable of ...

Those capable of friendship
are also capable of joy.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Die zur Freundschaft Begabten sind ...

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Language reaches ...

Language reaches its limits
where words hinder thought.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Sprache stößt da an ihre Grenzen ...

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We must learn to ...

We must learn to dream again,
to be able to live our lives.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Wir müssen wieder träumen lernen ...

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Make your today so ...

Make your today
so unique and wonderful
that your yesterday
can't stop marveling.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Mach dein Heute so einzigartig und wundervoll ...

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I believe that true love is ...

I believe that true love
is, at its core, a deep form
of friendship.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Ich glaube, dass wahre Liebe ...

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The way to the ...

The way to the stars
begins in your mind.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Der Weg zu den Sternen beginnt ...

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Gratitude is the ...

Gratitude
is the key to loyalty.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Dankbarkeit ist der Schlüssel zur ...

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There is nothing more attractive ...

There is nothing more attractive
in a person
than honesty.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Es gibt nichts Attraktiveres an einem Menschen ...

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The devil tries ...

The devil tries at every opportunity
to stamp us with this one label
labeled
"Not good enough!"

(Ilka Berikhan)

Der Teufel versucht bei jeder Gelegenheit ...

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Never underestimate ...

Never underestimate
the factor of time.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Unterschätze niemals ...

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The greatest catastrophes of ...

The greatest catastrophes of our lives
often unfold in complete silence.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Die größten Katastrophen unseres Lebens ...

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Mistakes are ...

Mistakes are friends
who show you the way.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Fehler sind Freunde ...

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The fear of ...

The fear of mistakes
is the real mistake.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Die Angst vor Fehlern ist ...

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Those without ...

Those without goals
are punished by life.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Wer keine Ziele hat ...

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Without mistakes, no ...

Without mistakes,
no human growth is possible.

(Ilka Berikhan)

Ohne Fehler ist kein menschliches ...

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