Candies… There are a few left

Helio Borges
Aug 23, 2017 · 2 min read

With few candies left in my bag, I want to live next to humane people, very humane.

People who know how to laugh at their mistakes ..

Who do not grow vain with their triumphs.

Who do not believe to be chosen before their time.

Who do not run away from their responsibilities.

Who fight for human dignity.

And who just want to march on the side of truth and honesty.

Because when you walk along real people for whom you feel true affection, and you hold on to real things without committing fraud, you will never waste your time.

Holding on to the essentials is what makes life worth living.

I want to surround myself with folks who know how to touch people’s hearts.

People to whom the hard blows of life, taught them to grow older with soft touches in their soul.

Yes…. I’m in a hurry … to live with the intensity that only maturity can offer…

I intend not to waste any of the candies I have left …

I am sure they will be more exquisite than the ones I have eaten so far.

My goal is to reach the end satisfied and at peace with my loved ones and with my conscience.

I hope that yours is the same, because no matter what you do, you will arrive there too… .. “

MARIO DE ANDRADE (BRASIL 1893–1945).

P.S: I read this poem in Spanish language and made this free translation to English because it touched my heart deeply. Helio Borges

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Helio Borges

Transformational Coach. Theory U Changemaker and Facilitator. Speaker. Twitter: @hborgesg. Instagram: @heboga. FB: helio.borges.35. Uriji: @hborges

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