असली रहस्य इसमें है कि आप किसी भी हाल में नदी को खुद पर हावी न होने दें। अगर मुझे करना पड़े, तो मैं अपनी प्रगति को इंचों में मापूँगा। एक इंच और तैर लिया—अब तैरने के लिए एक इंच कम बचा है। एक बार आप यह रहस्य समझ जाएं, तो दुनिया की कोई भी नदी आपको हरा नहीं सकती।
The secret is in absolutely refusing to let the river beat you down. If I had to, I’d measure my progress in inches. One more inch I’ve swum – one less inch to swim. Once you know the secret, then nobody’s river can bring you down.
The secret is in absolutely refusing to let the river beat you down. If I had to, I’d measure my progress in inches. One more inch I’ve swum – one less inch to swim. Once you know the secret, then nobody’s river can bring you down.
मेरा मानना है कि नफरत से बेहतर प्यार है। और किसी कलीसिया (चर्च) को ढहाने से कहीं ज़्यादा नेकी का काम मुर्गी का दड़बा बनाने में है।
I believe that love is better than hate. And that there is more nobility in building a chicken coop than in destroying a cathedral.
I believe that love is better than hate. And that there is more nobility in building a chicken coop than in destroying a cathedral.
और किसी और की देखभाल करने से मुझे बहुत अच्छा लगा। ऐसा महसूस हुआ जैसे आपने खोज लिया हो कि आप अपनी सोच से कहीं ज़्यादा बढ़कर हैं। यहाँ तक कि आपकी उम्मीदों से भी बढ़कर।
And taking care of somebody else made me feel good. Like discovering you’re more than you thought you were. More even than you hoped to be.
And taking care of somebody else made me feel good. Like discovering you’re more than you thought you were. More even than you hoped to be.
भले ही आप बाकी सब कुछ भूल जाएं, लेकिन मैं चाहता हूँ कि आप हमेशा यह याद रखें कि आप एक मूल्यवान इंसान हैं, और आपका एक ऐसा दोस्त है जो आपसे इतना प्यार करता था कि उसने आपको अपनी सबसे कीमती चीज़ सौंप दी।
Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who loved you enough to give you his most valued possession.
Even if you forget everything else I want you to always remember that you are a person of value, and you have a friend who loved you enough to give you his most valued possession.
लंबी उम्र ही प्यार की एकमात्र कसौटी नहीं हो सकती।
Longevity can’t be the only test of love.
Longevity can’t be the only test of love.
जब लोगों की भावनाएं जुड़ी होती हैं तो वे सुनना नहीं चाहते।
When people’s emotions are involved they don’t want to listen.
When people’s emotions are involved they don’t want to listen.
जैसा कि बाइबिल हमें बताती है, जब कोई इंसान किसी दोस्त के लिए अपनी जान दे दे, तो इस दुनिया में उससे बड़ा प्यार और कोई नहीं हो सकता।
Like the Bible tells us, when a man will lay down his life for a friend, well, then there ain’t no greater love in this here world than that.
Like the Bible tells us, when a man will lay down his life for a friend, well, then there ain’t no greater love in this here world than that.
मैं सोचता था कि क्या कोई वरदान तब भी वरदान रहता है जब वह बहुत थोड़े समय के लिए ही मिले?
I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while.
I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while.
यह बात हमेशा ध्यान रखें कि ज़िंदगी कोई उस्ताद पैदा नहीं करती, वह तो बस अलग-अलग स्तर की नासमझी वाले छात्र तैयार करती है।
Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude.
Keep in mind that life produces no maestros, only students of varying shades of ineptitude.
किताबों के ज़रिए ज़िंदगी का अनुभव लेना आपको उन चीज़ों को खुद भुगतने के दर्द से बचाते हुए सीखने में मदद कर सकता है।
Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand.
Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going through the experiences first hand.
मौज-मस्ती, शैंपेन के बुलबुले की तरह, आपको पूरी तरह से तृप्त नहीं कर सकती।
Fun, like champagne bubbles, can’t completely fill you up.
Fun, like champagne bubbles, can’t completely fill you up.
मुझे अर्कांसस से प्यार है, लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि अर्कांसस में भी अज्ञानी और संकीर्ण सोच वाले लोगों की कोई कमी नहीं है।
I love Arkansas but I think Arkansas has its share of unlit minds.
I love Arkansas but I think Arkansas has its share of unlit minds.
मुझे लिखने की लत लग गई थी। मेरा मतलब है, और कहाँ आपको किसी दूसरे की टांग खींचने या उसके मामले में नाक घुसाने के पैसे मिलते हैं?
I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else’s business?
I was hooked on writing. I mean, where else can you get paid for sticking your nose into somebody else’s business?
इनsaan ko sochna zaroori hai, varna woh naak par gend sambhalne wale us circus ke seal jaisa hi hai. Kaash us seal mein sochna ki taaqat hoti, toh use pata hota ki woh hazaaron bachon ke chehron par hasi la raha hai.
A person’s got to think, otherwise that person’s no better than a trained seal balancing a ball on his nose. If only that seal could think, he’d know he was making a thousand children laugh.
A person’s got to think, otherwise that person’s no better than a trained seal balancing a ball on his nose. If only that seal could think, he’d know he was making a thousand children laugh.
Mujhe lagta hai ki jo insaan mazak nahi samajh sakta, woh kisi par bhi zulm kar sakta hai.
It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty.
It seems to me that a man who is incapable of humor is capable of cruelty.
Yeh duniya koi samajhdari ki jagah nahi hai.
The world is not a rational place.
The world is not a rational place.
Mere pita ne lad kar marne ke bajaye jhuk kar jeena behtar samjha. Yeh koi bahut behtareen faisla nahi tha, par ek aam insaan wala faisla zaroor tha.
My father chose acquiescence and life rather than resistance and death. Not a very admirable choice, but a very human one.
My father chose acquiescence and life rather than resistance and death. Not a very admirable choice, but a very human one.
Waqt ko ginte rehna mujhe khali jagahon ko gine jaisa lagta hai – aisi jagahein jinhe aap jaante hain ki kabhi bhara nahi ja sakta.
And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces – spaces you know can’t ever be filled.
And marking off time struck me as something like counting empty spaces – spaces you know can’t ever be filled.
Tum ‘der-savair’ ke baare mein kya jaante ho? Kya dard mein hone par hi waqt sirf waqt lagta hai?
What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you’re in pain?
What do you know about sooner or later? Is a moment only a moment when you’re in pain?
Aakhir pratibha (genius) hoti kya hai, agar woh kisi badi chunauti ka sahi jawab dene ki kshamta nahi hai?
What is genius, anyway, if it isn’t the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?
What is genius, anyway, if it isn’t the ability to give an adequate response to a great challenge?
Maut ka dard mitaane ke liye chhe saal kaafi hote hain, lekin shayad kisi aisi cheez ka dard mitaane ke liye koi bhi waqt kaafi nahi hota jo ab wahan hai hi nahi. Jaise ki ek aisi khali pan jo kabhi nahi bhar sakti kyunki woh sirf hawa mein bani ek jagah hai.
Six years is plenty long enough to soothe the tearing anguish of... death, but maybe no amount of time is enough to soothe something that is no longer there. Something like an emptiness that can never be filled because it’s only a bit of space carved out of air.
Six years is plenty long enough to soothe the tearing anguish of... death, but maybe no amount of time is enough to soothe something that is no longer there. Something like an emptiness that can never be filled because it’s only a bit of space carved out of air.
Log kya sochenge yeh sochna bekaar hai. Khaas kar un logon ke baare mein jinhone apni poori zindagi sochne se naata tod rakha hai.
It’s not really rewarding trying to fathom what people will think. Particularly people who have demonstrated a lifetime aversion to thinking.
It’s not really rewarding trying to fathom what people will think. Particularly people who have demonstrated a lifetime aversion to thinking.