"ADAM AND EVE, sitting in Paradise, chatting: "If we could … - Nikos Kazantzakis

"ADAM AND EVE, sitting in Paradise, chatting:
"If we could only open the gate and leave," says Eve.
"To go where, my dearest?"
"If we could only open the gate and leave!"
"Outside is sickness, pain, death!"
"If we could only open the gate and leave!

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adam-and-eve dissatisfaction paradise genesis 1962

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Nikos Kazantzakis (18 February 1883 – 26 October 1957) was a Greek novelist, poet, playwright and philosopher.

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Native Name: Νίκος Καζαντζάκης

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Доста време седяхме около мангала и мълчахме и двамата. Отново се уверих колко просто и скромно нещо е щастието - чаша вино, един кестен, едно нищо и никакво мангалче, шумът на морето, нищо друго. Нужно е само, за да почувстваш, че всички тези неща са щастието, едно просто и скромно сърце.

I am a mariner of Odysseus with heart of fire but with mind ruthless and clear.

While experiencing happiness, we have difficulty in being conscious of it. Only when the happiness is past and we look back on it do we suddenly realize - sometimes with astonishment - how happy we had been.

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