Une source de joie
Le futur sera toujours autrement que nous le pensons. Evidemment, il faut faire de son mieux dans toutes les circonstances. Il n'est certes pas toujours possible de se tenir dans le même état d'âme, mais il faut essayer d'être son propre guide. Mon père me disait un jour:
- "Lorsque les choses ne vont pas comme on l'aurait voulu, il faut s'offrir ou offrir à quelqu'un d’autre, quelque chose qui fait plaisir." Il ne faut jamais laisser la tristesse ou le souci nous dominer. Ce n'est pas seulement aux autres que l'on fait plaisir, mais c'est surtout à nous-mêmes, car en agissant ainsi nous ouvrons une des sources de la joie et du bonheur pour nous et pour les autres
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Saturday, May 22, 2010
L'âge
Laissons les choses à leur place
quand nous prenons de l’âge
regardons bien la vie en face
pour garder une bonne image
On n’est pas ce que l’on pense
quand on est libre, on avance
le passé peut nous basculer
lorsque nous devenons les aînés
Aimer vers, chants et musique
d’une langue ou d’une autre
à nous-mêmes nous le devons
afin d’atteindre notre tréfonds.
Tous passe dans la vie,
les problèmes et les maux
endormis que nous sommes,
ne ratons pas l’heure du flot.
Le vieil âge nous rend beaux
car nous sommes bien rodés
pour ne pas tomber dans le faux
il faut surtout cesser de songer
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
quand nous prenons de l’âge
regardons bien la vie en face
pour garder une bonne image
On n’est pas ce que l’on pense
quand on est libre, on avance
le passé peut nous basculer
lorsque nous devenons les aînés
Aimer vers, chants et musique
d’une langue ou d’une autre
à nous-mêmes nous le devons
afin d’atteindre notre tréfonds.
Tous passe dans la vie,
les problèmes et les maux
endormis que nous sommes,
ne ratons pas l’heure du flot.
Le vieil âge nous rend beaux
car nous sommes bien rodés
pour ne pas tomber dans le faux
il faut surtout cesser de songer
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
The Balance of Power
The strong tend to crush the weak,
But the weak remain the strongest.
Immoral deeds undertaken by the strong
Become destructive to themselves.
Sooner or later the roles are reversed.
Life goes on, in different combinations
After the rain comes the sun;
After nighttime comes the day
Nature is made up of opposites:
Positive and negative, big and small
Leading and trailing, active and inactive
People go from one extreme to the other.
It is not given to everyone to know
The basic rule of the balance of power
The whole universe is held in balance
And what we face are divergent forces
Contingent upon the manner in which
These forces and elements are used,
The results will be good or bad
Constructive or destructive
It is up to us to use what we have
To produce constructive outcomes.
Those who do not understand
The characteristics of these forces
Should stay away from them.
Copyright 2010 Emile Tubiana
But the weak remain the strongest.
Immoral deeds undertaken by the strong
Become destructive to themselves.
Sooner or later the roles are reversed.
Life goes on, in different combinations
After the rain comes the sun;
After nighttime comes the day
Nature is made up of opposites:
Positive and negative, big and small
Leading and trailing, active and inactive
People go from one extreme to the other.
It is not given to everyone to know
The basic rule of the balance of power
The whole universe is held in balance
And what we face are divergent forces
Contingent upon the manner in which
These forces and elements are used,
The results will be good or bad
Constructive or destructive
It is up to us to use what we have
To produce constructive outcomes.
Those who do not understand
The characteristics of these forces
Should stay away from them.
Copyright 2010 Emile Tubiana
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Homage To Albert Camus
Homage to a great human being
Homage To Albert Camus
Dear Albert,
God bless the land and the mother that gave you birth
your writes gave us the joy of knowing you.
You were qualified as a writer -
This gives you a tiny recognition for the gifts you possessed.
You are much more. You are a symbol of humanity
The spirit which emanates from your writings, can only be eternal.
How wonderful it is to read you!
You have expressed, with a rare talent, your feelings
They are also ours but which we were unable to describe.
You brought into the open, everyday truth
with a moving simplicity and clarity
Let us hope humanity will draw lessons from your works.
I imagine your moral suffering among us,
aware that a society lacking sincerity could not fit you.
Be assured, we are numerous to understand you,
Nothing of you will perish.
You won the Nobel Prize. As for me, reading your work
I remained silent; to express my humble homage
Copyright 1960 Emile Tubiana
Homage To Albert Camus
Dear Albert,
God bless the land and the mother that gave you birth
your writes gave us the joy of knowing you.
You were qualified as a writer -
This gives you a tiny recognition for the gifts you possessed.
You are much more. You are a symbol of humanity
The spirit which emanates from your writings, can only be eternal.
How wonderful it is to read you!
You have expressed, with a rare talent, your feelings
They are also ours but which we were unable to describe.
You brought into the open, everyday truth
with a moving simplicity and clarity
Let us hope humanity will draw lessons from your works.
I imagine your moral suffering among us,
aware that a society lacking sincerity could not fit you.
Be assured, we are numerous to understand you,
Nothing of you will perish.
You won the Nobel Prize. As for me, reading your work
I remained silent; to express my humble homage
Copyright 1960 Emile Tubiana
Help
This is a translation of the author's French Poem "L'aide"
Help
The human being is always alone
Except when he is with himself
Those who believe in friendship
Believe it honestly
A friend is always within us
You can not believe in anything
If you do not believe in yourself
If you can help, wake up early
A help seeker does not have to ask for,
One should anticipate it
If someone has to request help
He is already humiliating himself
If you can provide a needed help
Do it before it becomes guilt,
Before you become a help seeker
This is the essence of being human.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Help
The human being is always alone
Except when he is with himself
Those who believe in friendship
Believe it honestly
A friend is always within us
You can not believe in anything
If you do not believe in yourself
If you can help, wake up early
A help seeker does not have to ask for,
One should anticipate it
If someone has to request help
He is already humiliating himself
If you can provide a needed help
Do it before it becomes guilt,
Before you become a help seeker
This is the essence of being human.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Friday Sayings
Saying of the day, teaches us the rule of life
Friday Sayings
Poverty teaches patience
Necessity dictates our path
The truth always emerges
Like oil above the water
Copyright 2009 Emile Tubiana
Friday Sayings
Poverty teaches patience
Necessity dictates our path
The truth always emerges
Like oil above the water
Copyright 2009 Emile Tubiana
Does anyone understand anything
My question
Does anyone understand anything
Sometimes I wonder
if anyone truly understands
another person
Does anyone understand anything
Sometimes I wonder
if anyone truly understands
another person
Friday, May 14, 2010
Perfection
Perfection
We have to aspire to perfection while disregarding our and others' imperfections, bearing in mind that life on earth does not allow full perfection, and even less - absolute perfection.
I said lately, we have to be children again
As they act without malice and don’t complain
It’s easier, as there’s no need for perfection
For money, for baggage or for connection
This is the beauty of childhood and its world.
Reading my colleagues’ reviews, my head whirled.
I was naturally touched by their kind intervention
Universe’s constant movement, caught my attention
Everything is holding on strongly just to stay alive
So human beings and every creation can survive
Everyone can aspire to relative perfection
As everything lives from movement and action.
Reaching absolute perfection causes life and goods to stop
No liquid could ever drop, no one can ever reach the top
It is our aiming and striving for perfection
That keeps us going and shows us direction.
Copyright 2010 Emile Tubiana
We have to aspire to perfection while disregarding our and others' imperfections, bearing in mind that life on earth does not allow full perfection, and even less - absolute perfection.
I said lately, we have to be children again
As they act without malice and don’t complain
It’s easier, as there’s no need for perfection
For money, for baggage or for connection
This is the beauty of childhood and its world.
Reading my colleagues’ reviews, my head whirled.
I was naturally touched by their kind intervention
Universe’s constant movement, caught my attention
Everything is holding on strongly just to stay alive
So human beings and every creation can survive
Everyone can aspire to relative perfection
As everything lives from movement and action.
Reaching absolute perfection causes life and goods to stop
No liquid could ever drop, no one can ever reach the top
It is our aiming and striving for perfection
That keeps us going and shows us direction.
Copyright 2010 Emile Tubiana
Grace on Our Path
Interpretation by the Author of his French poem. "La Grace sur le Chemin"
Grace on Our Path
I would say, the Word is sacred
Deep within us it is anchored
Beginning before our birth
And for all our life on Earth
If we just stay calm, and patient
One day we will find self-consciousness
We feel grace at every moment
As it bears the mighty magnet
Of the scintilla with its fine thread,
Which saves us from peril and threat.
It guides us towards tomorrow
Directs us to the right path
May we be of the same religion,
Or the children of the same region,
People with a different face
Or those of a different race.
It is essential that human we stay
In order to grasp grace on our way.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Grace on Our Path
I would say, the Word is sacred
Deep within us it is anchored
Beginning before our birth
And for all our life on Earth
If we just stay calm, and patient
One day we will find self-consciousness
We feel grace at every moment
As it bears the mighty magnet
Of the scintilla with its fine thread,
Which saves us from peril and threat.
It guides us towards tomorrow
Directs us to the right path
May we be of the same religion,
Or the children of the same region,
People with a different face
Or those of a different race.
It is essential that human we stay
In order to grasp grace on our way.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Gnade auf dem Weg
Übertragung des Dichters von seinem französischen Gedicht « La grâce sur le chemin »
Gnade auf dem Weg
Das Wort is heilig, würd' ich sagen
Es ist wohl in uns verankert
Bevor unserer Geburt auf Erden
Und solange wir leben werden.
Bleiben wir ruhig und gelassen
Werden wir uns selbst erfassen
Wir spüren die Gnade zu jeder Zeit
Sie trägt in sich die magnetische Kraft
Des Funkens und seines feinen Fadens
Der uns rettet aus jeglicher Gefahr.
Sie führt uns dem nächsten Tag entgegen
Lenkt unseren Schritt dem guten Wege zu
Seien wir von der gleichen Religion
Oder Kinder der gleichen Region,
Menschen verschiedenen Gesichts
Oder Abkommen von einer anderen Rasse
Hauptsache ist menschlich zu bleiben
Um die Gnade auf dem Weg zu fassen.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Gnade auf dem Weg
Das Wort is heilig, würd' ich sagen
Es ist wohl in uns verankert
Bevor unserer Geburt auf Erden
Und solange wir leben werden.
Bleiben wir ruhig und gelassen
Werden wir uns selbst erfassen
Wir spüren die Gnade zu jeder Zeit
Sie trägt in sich die magnetische Kraft
Des Funkens und seines feinen Fadens
Der uns rettet aus jeglicher Gefahr.
Sie führt uns dem nächsten Tag entgegen
Lenkt unseren Schritt dem guten Wege zu
Seien wir von der gleichen Religion
Oder Kinder der gleichen Region,
Menschen verschiedenen Gesichts
Oder Abkommen von einer anderen Rasse
Hauptsache ist menschlich zu bleiben
Um die Gnade auf dem Weg zu fassen.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
La grâce sur le chemin
Ce poème a été interprété par l’auteur dans ce site, en langue allemande et en langue anglaise.
La grâce sur le chemin
Je dirais, la parole est sacrée
Elle est en nous bien ancrée
Avant notre naissance
Et pour toute l'existence
Si nous restons calmes et patients
Nous serons un jour conscients
Nous la sentons à tout moment
Car elle porte en elle l'aimant
De l'étincelle et de son fin fil
Qui nous sauve de tout péril
Elle nous guide vers le lendemain
Elle nous dirige vers le bon chemin
Que nous soyons d'une religion
Ou enfants d'une même région
Les hommes d'une autre face
Ou ceux d'une autre race
L'essentiel est de rester humain
Pour saisir la grâce sur le chemin.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
La grâce sur le chemin
Je dirais, la parole est sacrée
Elle est en nous bien ancrée
Avant notre naissance
Et pour toute l'existence
Si nous restons calmes et patients
Nous serons un jour conscients
Nous la sentons à tout moment
Car elle porte en elle l'aimant
De l'étincelle et de son fin fil
Qui nous sauve de tout péril
Elle nous guide vers le lendemain
Elle nous dirige vers le bon chemin
Que nous soyons d'une religion
Ou enfants d'une même région
Les hommes d'une autre face
Ou ceux d'une autre race
L'essentiel est de rester humain
Pour saisir la grâce sur le chemin.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Sunday, May 9, 2010
L'aide
L'aide
L'être se trouve toujours seul,
Sauf lorsqu'il se trouve avec soi-même.
Ceux qui croient aux amis,
Le croient honnêtement
Un ami est toujours en nous.
Tu ne peux croire en quiconque
Avant de croire en toi-même.
Si tu veux vraiment aider, lève-toi tôt.
L'aide demandée est déjà un péché.
Car celui qui la demande s'humilie.
Si tu peux, donne-la
Avant qu'elle ne devienne culpabilité
C’est la devise de l’être humain.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
L'être se trouve toujours seul,
Sauf lorsqu'il se trouve avec soi-même.
Ceux qui croient aux amis,
Le croient honnêtement
Un ami est toujours en nous.
Tu ne peux croire en quiconque
Avant de croire en toi-même.
Si tu veux vraiment aider, lève-toi tôt.
L'aide demandée est déjà un péché.
Car celui qui la demande s'humilie.
Si tu peux, donne-la
Avant qu'elle ne devienne culpabilité
C’est la devise de l’être humain.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Ecrire pour vider son coeur
Ecrire pour vider son coeur
Ecrire pour vider son coeur
Sans crainte et sans peur
Jusqu'à avoir accompli
Un monde paisible, sans souci
Il faut se tremper dans l'amour
Afin d'oublier les mauvais jours
nnoncer à ceux qui suivront
Les beaux jours qui viendront
Ecrivez, écrivez, surtout vivez
Votre vie, pas celle des autres
Pour rester dans la vie
Guidés par la loi et par l'ordre
Si l'univers est parfait
C'est grâce à la foi
Il se tient en balance
Par la force de la loi.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Ecrire pour vider son coeur
Sans crainte et sans peur
Jusqu'à avoir accompli
Un monde paisible, sans souci
Il faut se tremper dans l'amour
Afin d'oublier les mauvais jours
nnoncer à ceux qui suivront
Les beaux jours qui viendront
Ecrivez, écrivez, surtout vivez
Votre vie, pas celle des autres
Pour rester dans la vie
Guidés par la loi et par l'ordre
Si l'univers est parfait
C'est grâce à la foi
Il se tient en balance
Par la force de la loi.
Copyright 2007 Emile Tubiana
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Truth
Truth is closer than we think but it takes time and life's experience to discover it. Blessed are those who find it.
Truth
In life we want to discover the truth,
We find some elements of it since our youth
We hope to always be on the right track
And are aware of this as we look back
Different signs opened our eyes
Others made us see the human lies
Or introduced us to the secrets of life
Like the love between man and wife
They say we can gradually discover
Ourselves, as our path we uncover
If we cultivate in us the spark of light
We will see it in the middle of the night
But we need to have some security
In order to survive with our purity
And not to lose the faith and our way
As our ancestors hinted every day
Copyright 2010 Emile Tubiana
Truth
In life we want to discover the truth,
We find some elements of it since our youth
We hope to always be on the right track
And are aware of this as we look back
Different signs opened our eyes
Others made us see the human lies
Or introduced us to the secrets of life
Like the love between man and wife
They say we can gradually discover
Ourselves, as our path we uncover
If we cultivate in us the spark of light
We will see it in the middle of the night
But we need to have some security
In order to survive with our purity
And not to lose the faith and our way
As our ancestors hinted every day
Copyright 2010 Emile Tubiana
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