do we always have to be <br />appreciated <br /> <br />do we have to depend on <br />approval <br /> <br />can't we alone find <br />ourselves <br /> <br />so that we don't have <br />to regret not being understood <br /> <br />'I don't understand you' <br />someone will say <br />and he will probably <br />never do! <br /> <br />then <br /> <br />you yourself <br />have to understand <br />that <br /> <br />no one can fully <br />understand us <br /> <br />and stop looking for yourself <br />in others <br /> <br />there you will only find <br />a reflection <br />and often not the best one <br /> <br />search for yourself <br />as not to destroy <br /> <br />your chances to be yourself <br /> <br />look for yourself <br />in relation to God <br /> <br />that's where you'll find the most <br />beautiful image <br /> <br />(transl. by Urszula Sledziewska)<br /><br />Dorota Szumilas<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/be-yourself-23/
