21 outubro 2010

Rudyard Kipling

Mantenho seis servos honestos
(que me ensinaram tudo o que sei);
Os seus nomes são O quê e Porquê e Quando
e Como e Onde e Quem.
E envio-os por terra e mar,
Envio-os do este ao oeste,
mas depois de terem trabalhado por mim,
Dou-lhe todo o descanso.



I KEEP six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
I send them over land and sea,
I send them east and west;
But after they have worked for me,
I give them all a rest.


I let them rest from nine till five,
For I am busy then,
As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea,
For they are hungry men.
But different folk have different views;
I know a person small—
She keeps ten million serving-men,
Who get no rest at all!


She sends'em abroad on her own affairs,
From the second she opens her eyes—
One million Hows, two million Wheres,
And seven million Whys!

[excerto de: The Elephant's Child]

Kipling também disse:
A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.

A man's mind is wont to tell him more than seven watchmen sitting in a tower.

A people always ends by resembling its shadow.

Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.

We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse. 

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.
 


16 outubro 2010

I Remain

How crass you stand before me
With no blood to fuel your fame
How dare you weild such flippancy without requisite shame
Your very existence becomes my sacred mission's bane
You bow to kiss my hand and I ignore ignited flame

I moved to meet you
Untouched I do remain

To some it seems foreign
Why I would steely forge ahead
This land entrusted to me knows not of hallowed secrets
Ill keep it to myself
My own advicement in my head
Your charm can not distract me
From the path Im born to tread

How Im thrilled to know you
Affected, I remain
How Ive learned to like you
Undeterred I do remain

Less daunting as team?
You unlikely king by my side
And me, so much better for trusting you
My hand over your heart
While you keep hindrances at bay
Color me surprised by how our union saves the day

How Ive grown to need you
As my soul I just faiths
How I love to know you
And how I remain
I remain






Tema principal do filme The Prince of Persia: sands of time, realizado por Mike Newell, com Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley e Gemma Arterton nos principais papéis. Um filme de sábado à tarde que mostra como os laços de família podem ser tão fortes e tão ténues, como o sangue é um pretexto, e como os laços que ligam duas pessoas a um destino podem estar para além do tempo, rodeados de muita fantasia.