| Citāts Forbes no Gilgamesh |
[4. Jun 2012|18:17] |
Iepatikās.
Since the age when the Epic of Gilgamesh was written, people have fought against death and dreamed about living forever. But no matter how much we struggle, or avert our gaze, the truth is, we’re all going to die. Accepting our own mortality is the beginning of wisdom and maturity.
As the goddess Siduri said to Gilgamesh, centuries ago:
“O Mighty King, remember now that only gods stay in eternal watch.
Humans come then go, that is the way fate decreed on the Tablets of Destiny.
So someday you will depart, but till that distant day Sing, and dance.
Eat your fill of warm cooked food and cool jugs of beer.
Cherish the children your love gave life.
Bathe away life’s dirt in warm drawn waters.
Pass the time in joy with your chosen wife.
On the Tablets of Destiny it is decreed
For you to enjoy short pleasures for your short days.” |
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