Growth and visibility

justam
justam Posts: 21,415
edited November 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
I remember reading a long German novel
it had been translated, of course
I'm not such a glutton for punishment that I'd
take the time to decipher the whole thing myself
It was the tale of a family
a long tale, with many twists
and sub-stories
yet, out of the whole book,
the main idea I've remembered is this:
growth often isn't as visible at the time
by the time it's manifest in the material world,
often it's past
the family's mansion was built by the son
after the father was gone and the fortune
was no longer growing
I know that author was on to a big truth
so I think about it sometimes
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  • depopulationINC
    depopulationINC Posts: 2,074
    justam wrote:
    I remember reading a long German novel
    it had been translated, of course
    I'm not such a glutton for punishment that I'd
    take the time to decipher the whole thing myself
    It was the tale of a family
    a long tale, with many twists
    and sub-stories
    yet, out of the whole book,
    the main idea I've remembered is this:
    growth often isn't as visible at the time
    by the time it's manifest in the material world,
    often it's past
    the family's mansion was built by the son
    after the father was gone and the fortune
    was no longer growing
    I know that author was on to a big truth
    so I think about it sometimes


    interesting
    The only thing I enjoy is having no feelings....being numb rocks!

    And I won't make the same mistakes
    (Because I know)
    Because I know how much time that wastes
    (And function)
    Function is the key

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