No, I'll not take the half...
No, I'll not take the half,
Give me the whole sky! The far-flung earth!
Seas and rivers and mountain avalanches--
All these are mine! I'll accept no less!
No, life, you cannot woo me with a part.
Let it be all or nothing! I can shoulder that!
I don't want happiness by halves,
Nor is half of sorrow what I want.
Yet there's a pillow I would share,
Where gently pressed against a cheek,
Like a helpless star, a falling star,
A ring glimmers on a finger of your hand.
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
There is a certain charm to someone who will not settle for less. Who has passion and grasps the fruits of life with both hands. They are the type of people I would like to be. I have heard it said that you are not old until you have regrets. And I feel like Yevgeny Yevtushenko would like to have as few regrets as possible.
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