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Do not go gentle into that good night

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Dylan Thomas

1914 –

1953

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

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GEWAARBORG NIE GEPOSEER NIE

 

GELOFTEDAG 2023

 Credo

Voor geen van alle ooit aanbeden goden
heb ik iets meer gevoeld dan voor een naam:
herkenning door vertrouwdheid of door faam
of eerbied als voor onbekende doden.

Ze hebben mij met redding noch geboden
gewezen op het nut van hun bestaan,
mij wonderen noch leed doen ondergaan
en lenigden geen van mijn aardse noden.

Wat rest, is een geloof in de concrete
verering van de warmte en het licht,
in hoop dat iets ons hoedt voor twist en vete,
dat overmacht voor schietgebeden zwicht
en dat het ritueel van alledag
het sterfelijke overwinnen mag.

In schier aanroepen van ultiem gezag,

als was het een gelofte voor de slag:
spreek ons ook nu vrij in dit wreed gericht,
wie Gij ook zijt, verhoor weer onze beden,
want wij zijn U nog dankbaarheid verplicht,
om hoop en onze roem op ons verleden.

M C Potgieter, Lazdas

soldate weet...

 - of jy HEIDEN, JOOD of MOHAMMEDAAN IS -

... die meeste van die tyd

is dit "hurry up and wait",

maar wanneer jy KONTAK, KONTAK, KONTAK slaan

gaan die verstekinstelling aan:

word jy meedoënloos doodsmasjien

wat niks of niemand meer ontsien.

soldate weet...

- of jy HEIDEN, JOOD of MOHAMMEDAAN IS -

... in die hitte van die stryd

maak geen goed of kwaad nog uit

jy veg vir geen volk of vaderland

selfs geen vriendskaps- of familieband.

soldate weet...

- of jy HEIDEN, JOOD of MOHAMMEDAAN IS -

... geen heldedom of -daad bestaan meer

alles wat beweeg skiet jy neer

dis ek of jy: jou dood is my beste kameraad

my mees menslike, o, so menslike, daad.

[Najaar 2023]

ONOORTREFLIKE GELOOFSBELYDENIS

"Dear V..., 

First of all, excuse us for leaving so abruptly yesterday – we wanted to have a look at a property on our way home and therefore needed to leave before it got dark.

 Because our conversation was incomplete to my mind, I feel that you may have got the wrong impression about my answer to your question as to whether I would have children again, given the opportunity. I have been asked this a few times and my short and not-so-sweet answer yesterday was the same as it has always been: “no”. I added that this is so without any reference at all to our children because it is not they who have made me come to this conclusion.

 After having expressed this and thought about it again, I would like to reformulate my point of view to make things clearer: I do not regret having had our three sons but I do regret having put them on this earth and, by so doing, having compelled them to live this existence that we call “life”. My former formulation of not wanting to have any children any more if I were to be given the opportunity again creates the impression that they somehow form part of that opinion, which is not the case at all. As a matter of fact, I think that all three of them are doing a wonderful job at coping with all the challenges life is throwing at them remarkably well and with extreme resilience (awful fashionable word but that is the applicable word for the idea that I want to express).

 The problem lies in the fact that I did not realise when we decided to have them that life, as we knew it when we made the decision, would change in such a way that I would never be able to raise them to the full myself as I had always envisioned I would, nor did I realise that the world would change in the way it has (which is a point that we can discuss at some later stage if necessary or desirable). I realised that I, for my part, had made a mistake to contribute to the decision to bring three children into this world and, in a sense, compel them to live this life which, in my case, was living me instead of I it.

 Then, about motherhood: motherhood (and grandmotherhood even more so) is a wonderful experience. I just wish I’d had more of a chance to be a full-time mother.

 A last point I want to make is that I have always felt that, as a mother and grandmother, I have always tried to, and shall willingly and dutifully, help our children (including their partners) and provide them with the assistance and support where I am able to do so. By “willingly and dutifully” I mean: I want to do so but I also have the duty to do so because it was my choice to have them, not their choice to be here. 

It was a pleasure to meet you and I would like to thank you for making me think about these matters again by asking your question about having children. I hope to see you again next time you come to visit A... and perhaps welcome you to the place we refer to as “home” these days. Have a safe trip back to Paris!

 Sincere regards,

Tinkeljander"

...en om een-of-ander rede herinner dit my aan:

http://mierleeu.blogspot.com/2013/06/

VAKKUNDIG ONTMASKER

 "Meanwhile in Kiwi Land...

This is Gold!

Food for thought …

‘If you are open minded enough to take these words in, have a think about it.

This was posted to the NZ Prime Ministers page

Posted on Jacinda Ardern's page:

by a person named Jo Wright"

"Of all the vaccines I have taken in my life like Tetanus shots, measles, mumps, polio, meningitis, TB shots, etc...

Never have I heard so many lies and deceptions over a vaccine that says I have to wear a mask and socially distance even when fully vaccinated, and that I could still contract or spread the virus even after being fully vaccinated.

Never had to get tested when I was perfectly healthy without any symptoms whatsoever.

Never been bribed by the establishments to take the vaccine in order to win a holiday and/or cash prizes or earn frequent flyer points.

I never had to worry about cardiac issues, neurological disorders, blood clots and sadly more! Didn't even have to worry about death.

Never was I ever THREATENED by the use of FORCE by the Government, Employers, Police force, and Military for a vaccine as seen overseas.

I was never judged by my friends or relatives if I didn't take it. I was never discriminated against for travel or other regular services to a point where I could not buy or sell without it.

The vaccines I have listed above never told me I was a bad person for not taking them or for even taking them for that matter.

I have never seen a vaccine that threatened the relationship between my family members and/or close friends to a point of destroying my relationships with them ever.

Never have I seen it used for political gain.

Never seen a vaccine needing 24/7 mass media advertising and promotion on every media outlet known to man.

Then there’s mixing and matching different vaccine brands and being told it's okay to do it one day and then told the next day to not do it (overseas).

I have never seen a vaccine threaten someone's livelihood, as well as wipe out their jobs.

I have never seen a vaccine that allows a 12-year-old child's consent to supersede their parent's consent (that one alone blows me away).

Finally, after all the vaccines (jab, shots) I listed above, I have never seen a vaccine like this one that discriminates, divides, and judges a society. So much information is censored, deleted, and removed from the internet and mainstream media!

So many doctors, health care professionals, police and scientists are censored and forbidden to speak out or ask legitimate questions when what is being allowed or not allowed does not make sense! Particularly when it comes from mainstream media. I have never known a vaccine that has made all the Pharmaceutical companies that manufacture it exempt from liability if it kills everyone to a point where no life insurance will cover it!

This is one powerful vaccine guys! It does all these things above that I have mentioned and yet? It does NOT do the one thing it is supposed to do which is?

FIGHT OFF THIS PANDEMIC".