2009-01-25

Times Square in January












"Tarp kitų dalykų, gali sužinot, kad nesi pirmas žmogus, kurį sutrikdė, išgąsdino ir net susargdino žmonių elgesys. Nustebsi ir netgi nudžiugsi sužinojęs, kad tu tikrai šia prasme nesi vienintelis. Daugybė, daugybė žmonių tiek pat kenčia moraline ar dvasine prasme, kaip ir tu dabar. Laimei, daugelis jų atsimena savo bėdas. Tad pasimokysi iš jų - jei nori. Tiesiog vieną dieną, kaip kad ir tu kuo nors pasidalini, jie pasimoko iš tavęs. Tai gražus tarpusavio susitarimas. Ir tai nėra auklėjimas. Tai istorija. Tai poezija". J.D. Salinger , 24 skyrius, RPB, (versta mano)

“Among other things, you'll find that you're not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behaviour. You're by no means alone on that score, you'll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, some of them kept records of their troubles. You'll learn from them—if you want to. Just as some day, if you have something to offer, someone will learn something from you. It's a beautiful reciprocal arrangement. And it isn't education. It's history. It's poetry.”
J.D.Salinger

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