Disquisitiones

No one will give you back the years of your life.
No one will give you back yourself. The time of your undertaken life goes on and won’t come back nor stop its course. No sounds or signs of its speed. It will flow in silence.
Your life won’t be longer because of a king’s edict or people’s kindness. It will move quickly as the first day it started. No stops, no pauses. What will happen? You’re busy, life makes haste and in the meantime the death will be there and, even if you don’t like that, you must have time.” (Seneca)

written by Saudade