Friday, February 10, 2012

Yun Dong-ju (1917-1945)




Prologue

May I look up into the heavens until the day I die
Without a bit of shame
From even the wind rustling the leaves
I have suffered.
With the heart singing the stars
I shall love all that is to die
And the path given me
I shall walk

Tonight also, the stars are touched by the wind

Pablo Casals (1876-1973)



"Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it."