"Nous les mortels touchons les métaux, le vent, les rivages de l'océan, les pierres, sachant qu'ils continueront, inertes ou brûlants, et je découvrais, nommant toutes les choses : c'était mon destin d'aimer et de dire adieu."
— Pablo Neruda
Simplified Meaning:
People interact with things like metal, wind, the ocean, and stones, knowing these things will last a long time. The person realized their role in life was to find, name, and love these things, even though they would eventually have to let them go.
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