It is said that the hardest three words to say are "I love you," and "I am sorry." In the poem of Wislawa, Under one small star, the author asks for forgiveness repetitively, and what is interesting is that she apologizes to the things that may seem absurd to most people. She apologizes to the desert that she cannot water them, to the trees that are cut so people would built tables, to everyone that she cannot be everywhere at once.. She apologizes so beautifully to every part of our life, and hopes for forgiveness. In my opinion, the author's aim is to make us aware of what surrounds us and how careful we should be with our behavior. Wislawa puts all of the world's surroundings under one small star, and makes them seem smaller even though they are larger than life most of the time...
I enjoyed reading every single line of her poem, and what I liked the most about the poem are these lines:
"My apologies to great questions for small answers.
Truth, please don't pay me much attention."
Truth, please don't pay me much attention."
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"My apologies to everything that I can't be everywhere at once.
My apologies to everyone that I can't be each woman and each man.
I know I won't be justified as long as I live,
since I myself stand in my own way."
In conclusion, all of us live our own life in our own way and our lives matter; however, we should appreciate everything even the smallest details that in appearance may seem unimportant.
My apologies to everyone that I can't be each woman and each man.
I know I won't be justified as long as I live,
since I myself stand in my own way."
In conclusion, all of us live our own life in our own way and our lives matter; however, we should appreciate everything even the smallest details that in appearance may seem unimportant.
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