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!

(© I. Berikhan)

Kind der Sehnsucht

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Some see a ...

Some see a problem.
Others see an opportunity.

(© I. 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.

(© I. Berikhan)

Die meisten Menschen scheitern an sich selbst ...

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Those who have never ...

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

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Wer nie ganz unten angekommen ist ...

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Those capable of ...

Those capable of friendship
are also capable of joy.

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Die zur Freundschaft Begabten sind ...

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Language reaches ...

Language reaches its limits
where words hinder thought.

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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.

(© I. 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.

(© I. 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.

(© I. Berikhan)

Ich glaube, dass wahre Liebe ...

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Gratitude is the ...

Gratitude
is the key to loyalty.

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Dankbarkeit ist der Schlüssel zur ...

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The devil tries ...

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

(© I. Berikhan)

Der Teufel versucht bei jeder Gelegenheit ...

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Never underestimate ...

Never underestimate
the factor of time.

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Unterschätze niemals ...

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The greatest catastrophes of ...

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

(© I. Berikhan)

Die größten Katastrophen unseres Lebens ...

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Mistakes are ...

Mistakes are friends
who show you the way.

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Fehler sind Freunde ...

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The fear of ...

The fear of mistakes
is the real mistake.

(© I. Berikhan)

Die Angst vor Fehlern ist ...

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Those without ...

Those without goals
are punished by life.

(© I. Berikhan)

Wer keine Ziele hat ...

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Children seems to take ...

Children seem to take nothing for granted
as much as the extraordinary.

(© I. Berikhan)

Kindern scheint nichts so selbstverständlich wie ...

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Miracles abount. But ...

Miracles abound.
But only a few people are able
to grasp miracles in the mind.

(© I. Berikhan)

Wunder gibt es zuhauf ...

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One only begins to ...

One only begins to grasp life
when they stop trying to understand it.

(© I. Berikhan)

Man fängt erst an, das Leben zu begreifen ...

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Life can ...

Life can be learned.

(© I. Berikhan)

Leben kann man ...

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