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Wisdom and Innocence -the spirit of old age
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The child
is innocent, that is the spirit of childhood.
The youth is energetic, that is the spirit of youth.
The child is innocent but it has no wisdom; it is childish.
The youth is energetic but it is shallow; it is fantasy.
The man who lived his childhood, lived his youth with totality
has seen all those childish desires and
all those turmoil of fantasy.
When he becomes old, the old age brings the silence;
the silence which has tremendous beauty, depth, and richness,
the silence which contains wisdom and innocence.
Wisdom and Innocence are the spirit of old age.
The body becomes old and disappears but the spirit is eternal. |
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