Carpe Diem
It's hard to think that I am actually enjoying my French Lit class more than my Japanese class... But go figure- I am. Japanese is no longer that enjoyable, fun class which I used to always look forward to... Right now, it's just as bad as my other classes. Though maybe that English metaphor class is on a class of it's own...
In either case, French isn't all that bad now. I can't say I'm passing with flying colors, but at least the prof is entertaining even amid all the history talk of which I have no clue about.
And of course, there's no arguing with nice and meaningful poetry, of which there is this beautiful ending line from the poem "Quand vous serez bien vieille..." (When you are very old):
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Vivez, si m'en croyez, n'attendez à demain: Cueillez dès aujourd'hui les roses de la vie.- Pierre de Ronsard
Translation:
Wait not to-morrow, life and love forgone: Gather today the roses of the earth.- Philip Cranston
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I don't think I can remind myself enough of this. I've totally lost track of how exactly to spend my time so that I will "seize the day" wisely.
Somehow, I now have the urge to listen to "La Vie en Rose" par Edith Piaf. C'est vraiment à cause de Diana qui le chant tous les jours... donc, j'ai tombé amoureux de cette chanson... Je dois le trouver!
Cueille le jour. Oui, dorénavant, je vais essayer de faire ça. Je n'ai nullement l'intention de gaspiller ma vie.
In either case, French isn't all that bad now. I can't say I'm passing with flying colors, but at least the prof is entertaining even amid all the history talk of which I have no clue about.
And of course, there's no arguing with nice and meaningful poetry, of which there is this beautiful ending line from the poem "Quand vous serez bien vieille..." (When you are very old):
~~~~~
Vivez, si m'en croyez, n'attendez à demain: Cueillez dès aujourd'hui les roses de la vie.- Pierre de Ronsard
Translation:
Wait not to-morrow, life and love forgone: Gather today the roses of the earth.- Philip Cranston
~~~~~
I don't think I can remind myself enough of this. I've totally lost track of how exactly to spend my time so that I will "seize the day" wisely.
Somehow, I now have the urge to listen to "La Vie en Rose" par Edith Piaf. C'est vraiment à cause de Diana qui le chant tous les jours... donc, j'ai tombé amoureux de cette chanson... Je dois le trouver!
Cueille le jour. Oui, dorénavant, je vais essayer de faire ça. Je n'ai nullement l'intention de gaspiller ma vie.