[meteorite-list] narcisse

From: Dr. Svend Buhl <SvendBuhl_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Nov 25 09:38:46 2004
Message-ID: <1393049590_at_web.de>

Habibi and list,

Habibi wrote:
> and i hope one of the frensh list member will make the
translation

here we go:

The Prologue from the book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho:


"The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth
who daily knelt beside a lake to contemplate his own beauty.
He was so fascinated by himself that, one morning, he fell
into the lake and drowned. At the spot where he fell, a flower
was born, which was called the narcissus.
But this was not how the author of the book ended the
story.
He said that when Narcissus died, the Goddesses of the
Forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh
water, transformed into a lake of salty tears.
"Why do you weep?" the Goddesses asked.
"I weep for Narcissus," the lake replied.
"Ah, it is no surprise that you weep for Narcissus," they
said, "for though we always pursued him in the forest, you
alone could contemplate his beauty close at hand."
"But..... was Narcissus beautiful?" the lake asked.
"Who better than you to know that?" the Goddesses said
in wonder, "After all, it was by your banks that he knelt each
day to contemplate himself!!"
The lake was silent for some time.
Finally it said:
"I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus
was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my
banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty
reflected."
"What a lovely story," the alchemist thought."

indeed

Svend

www.niger-meteorite-recon.de



"aziz habibi" <aziz_habibi_at_hotmail.com> schrieb am 25.11.04 15:04:33:

hello list and happy thanksgiving to all

it's a nice day and deserve a nice story
i swear to you that i need a GPS to find my self in all this emails.
and for this day here is a nice story that resume the situation.
but in french and my english is not good enough to translate this beauty.
its from oscar wild and i hope one of the frensh list member will make the
translation
all the best
aziz

""L?alchimiste connaissait la legende de narcisse , ce beau jeune homme
qui allait tous les jours contempler sa propre beaute dans l?eau d?un lac .
Il etais si fascine par son image qu?un jour il tomba dans le lac et s?y
noya. A l?endroit ou il etait tombe , naquit une fleur qui fut appele?
narcisse.
Mais ce n?etait pas de cette maniere qu?oscar wilde terminait l?histoire.
Il disait qu?a la mort de narcisse les oreades, divinites des bois
,etaient venues au bord de ce lac d?eau douce et l?avaient trouve tansforme
en urne de larmes ameres.
? pourquoi pleures-tu ? demanderent les oreades.
_ je pleure pour narcisse, repondit le lac.
_ voila qui ne nous etonne guere, dirent-elles alors , nous avions beau
etre toutes constamment a sa poursuite dans les bois , tu etais le seul a
pouvoir contempler de pres sa beaute.
_narcisse etait donc beau ? demanda le lac.
_ qui, mieux que toi , pouvait le savoir ? repliquerent les oreades,
surprises , c?etait bien sur tes rives , tout de meme , qu?il se penchait
chaque jour.
Le lac resta un moment sans rien dire , puis :
? je pleure pour narcisse, mais je ne m?etais jamais apercu que narcisse
etais beau.je pleure pour narcisse parce que ,chaque fois qu?il se penchait
sur mes rives, je pouvais voir, au fond de ses yeux, le reflet de ma propre
beaute ? ?.

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