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You start dying slowly
If you do not travel,
If you do not read,
If you do not listen to the sounds of life,
If you do not appreciate yourself.

You start dying slowly:
When you kill your self-esteem,
When you do not let others help you.

You start dying slowly:
If you become a slave to your habits,
Walking every day on the same paths…
If you do not change your routine,
If you do not wear different colors,
Or speak to those you don’t know.

You start dying slowly:
If you avoid feeling passion
And their turbulent emotions—
Those that make your eyes glisten
And your heart beat fast.

You start dying slowly:
If you do not risk the safe for the uncertain,
If you do not chase a dream,
If you do not allow yourself,
At least once in your lifetime,
To run away from sensible advice.

Don't let yourself die slowly.
Do not forget to be happy!

~ Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971