{"id":31705,"date":"2022-03-14T00:02:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T22:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=31705&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2022-03-13T22:55:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T20:55:32","slug":"dont-save-yourself-888","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/dont-save-yourself-888\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Save Yourself  (MARIO BENEDETTI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t stay motionless<br \/>\nby the side of the road,<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t suspend joy<br \/>\nor love halfheartedly<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t save yourself<br \/>\nnow<br \/>\nor ever.<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t save yourself.<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t fill yourself<br \/>\nwith calm.<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t reserve a still corner in this world<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t let your eyelids droop heavy<br \/>\nlike judgements<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t forsake your lips<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t go to sleep<br \/>\nwithout heavy eyes,<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t consider yourself bloodless<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t judge yourself<br \/>\nwithout time.<\/p>\n<p>But if,<br \/>\ndespite it all,<br \/>\nyou can&#8217;t help it<br \/>\nand you suspend joy<br \/>\nand you love halfheartedly<br \/>\nand you save yourself,<br \/>\nand you become calm,<br \/>\nreserve a still corner in the world<br \/>\nlet your eyelids droop heavy as judgements<br \/>\nand remain without lips<br \/>\nand sleep without cause,<br \/>\nimagine yourself bloodless,<br \/>\njudge yourself in haste and<br \/>\nStay motionless by the side of the road<\/p>\n<p>and you save yourself<\/p>\n<p>then<\/p>\n<p>Do not stay with me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mario Benedetti<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t stay motionless by the side of the road, don&#8217;t suspend joy or love halfheartedly don&#8217;t save yourself now or ever. don&#8217;t save yourself. don&#8217;t fill yourself with calm. don&#8217;t reserve a 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