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Quoting Pablo Neruda's "Muere lentamente":

He who becomes the slave of habit, who follows the same routes every day, who never changes pace, who does not risk and change the color of his clothes, who does not speak and does not experience, dies slowly. He or she who shuns passion, who prefers black on white, dotting ones "it’s" rather than a bundle of emotions, the kind that make your eyes glimmer, that turn a yawn into a smile, that make the heart pound in the face of mistakes and feelings, dies slowly. He or she who does not turn things topsy-turvy, who is unhappy at work, who does not risk certainty for uncertainty, to thus follow a dream, those who do not forego sound advice at least once in their lives, die slowly. He who does not travel, who does not read, who does not listen to music, who does not find grace in himself, she who does not find grace in herself, dies slowly. He who slowly destroys his own self-esteem, who does not allow himself to be helped, who spends days on end complaining about his own bad luck, about the rain that never stops, dies slowly. He or she who abandon a project before starting it, who fail to ask questions on subjects he doesn't know, he or she who don't reply when they are asked something they do know, die slowly. Let's try and avoid death in small doses, reminding oneself that being alive requires an effort far greater than the simple fact of breathing. Only a burning patience will lead to the attainment of a splendid happiness.

Muere lentamente quien no viaja, quien no lee, quien no escucha música, quien no halla encanto en si mismo. Muere lentamente quien destruye su amor propio, quien no se deja ayudar. Muere lentamente quien se transforma en esclavo del hábito, repitiendo todos los días los mismos senderos, quien no cambia de rutina, no se arriesga a vestir un nuevo color o no conversa con desconocidos. Muere lentamente quien evita una pasión y su remolino de emociones, aquellas que rescatan el brillo en los ojos y los corazones decaídos. Muere lentamente quien no cambia de vida cuando está insatisfecho con su trabajo o su amor, quien no arriesga lo seguro por lo incierto para ir detrás de un sueño, quien no se permite al menos una vez en la vida huir de los consejos sensatos ... ¡Vive hoy! - ¡Haz hoy! ¡Arriesga hoy! ¡No te dejes morir lentamente! ¡No te olvides de ser feliz!