OTRTL Project-Part 1
Updated: Nov 24, 2022
Remember what Goethe said?
Every day one should at least hear one little song, read a good poem, see a fine painting and - if at all possible - speak a few sensible words"
So, here I come with one great "little" song .After you've listened to the songs, please answer the questionnaire
ONE LITTLE SONG...
2 This one with both Italian and English lyrics
3 Και τώρα το τρίτο :)
4 Και ένα τελευταίο για την εβδομάδα
Poll time!
Συμπληρώστε τη φόρμα με το ερωτηματολόγιο πατώντας το κουμπι
ONE GOOD POEM...
Listen to the poem ( a short film)
The Cold Withing by James Patrick Kinney (1923-1974)
Six humans trapped by happenstance In bleak and bitter cold. Each one possessed a stick of wood Or so the story’s told
Their dying fire in need of logs, But the first man held his back. For of the faces ’round the fire, He noticed one was black. The next man looking ‘cross the way Saw one not of his church. And couldn’t bring himself to give the fire his stick of birch. The third one sat in tattered clothes; He gave his coat a hitch, Why should his log be put to use? To warm the idle rich? The rich man just sat back And thought of the wealth he had in store, And how to keep what he had earned From the lazy, shiftless poor. And the black man’s face bespoke revenge As the fire passed from his sight. For all he saw in his stick of wood Was a chance to spite the white. The last man of this fallen group did nought, Except for gain. Giving only to those who gave, Was how he played the game. Their logs held tight in death’s still hands Was proof of human sin. They did not die from the cold without, They died from the cold within.
Watch the video for a brief analysis of the poem
... A FEW SENSIBLE WORDS
A Short Story About Self Worth — The Value of a $20 Bill
A well-known speaker started off his seminar holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up. He said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this.”
He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, “Who still wants it…?” Still the hands were up in the air. “Well,” he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We may feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.”
“Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we truly are.”
“The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we truly are. You are special—don’t ever forget it
“The way you carry yourself will often determine how you are treated: in the long run, appearing vulgar or common will make people disrespect you. For a king respects himself and inspires the same sentiment in others. It is up to you to set your own price. Ask for less and that is just what you will get. Ask for more, however, and you send a signal that you are worth a king’s ransom. Even those who turn you down respect you for your confidence, and that respect will eventually pay off in ways you cannot imagine.”
Robert Greene, The Daily Laws (Page 142)
ONE FINE PAINTING ...(or two)
Featured artists:
John Bentham-Dinsdale | Marine painter
See more paintings by the artist here
Marie-Laure Souq
Enjoy!
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