Pablo Neruda Spanish poet Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971 : His Poem

“You start dying slowly”
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 of ,Your habits
Walking everyday on the
…..same paths
If you do not change
,Your routine
If you do not wear
different colours
Or you do not speak to
.those you don’t know
:You start dying slowly
If you avoid to feel
Passion
And their turbulent
,emotions
Those which make your
eyes glisten
And your heart beat
. fast
You start dying slowly
If you do not risk what is
,safe for the uncertain
If you do not go after a ,dream
If you do not allow
,yourself
At least once in your
,lifetime
…….To run away
You start dying Slowly
Love yourself …….
Love ….Your life …..
———————-
A.S.Indira .