Looking at the world with mindfulness and writing about it in all the languages I can
Italiano
La felicità non è una meta ma l’attitudine con cui cammini per la vita.
English
Happiness is not a goal but the attitude with which you walk through life.
Deutsch
Das Glück ist nicht ein Ziel sondern die Einstellung, mit der man durchs Leben geht.
About this sentence: I received this sentence as morning greeting this week and I found it perfect for my translation game.
English
Smile, being happy suits you well!
Italiano
Sorridi, essere felice ti dona!
Español
Sonríe, ser feliz te queda bien!
About this sentence: I put this phrase in a frame on my desk at home as a reminder to always smile because life taken with a smile always seems lighter.
English
If it seems impossible, then it can be done.
Deutsch
Wenn es unmöglich erscheint, dann kann man das machen.
Español
Si parece imposible, se puede hacer.
About the authour: Bebe Vio is an Italian wheelchair fencer and an European, World and Paralympic Champion. She is the author of the book “Se sembra impossibile allora si può fare”.
English
I’m not special, I make myself special.
Deutsch
Ich bin nicht besonders, ich mache mich besonders.
Italiano
Non sono speciale, mi rendo speciale.
About the person who told me this sentence: Trini, diminutive of Trinidad, is a Spanish old lady with who I went often walking in a period which was difficult for me.
English
The death of a love story is like the death of a loved person. It leaves the same heartbreak, the same feeling of emptiness, the same refusal to surrender to that emptiness.
Deutsch
Der Tod einer Liebe ist wie der Tod eines geliebten Menschen. Er hinterlässt die gleiche Qual, die gleiche Leere, die gleiche Weigerung, sich mit dieser Leere abzufinden.
Español
La muerte de un amor es como la muerte de una persona amada. Deja el mismo desgarro, el mismo vacío, el mismo rechazo de resignarte a ese vacío.
About the author: Oriana Fallaci is an Italian journalist and writer. One of her most famous book is: Letter to a child never born.
Italiano
Quando confidiamo nel fatto di essere come l’oceano, non abbiamo paura delle onde. Abbiamo la fiducia che qualsiasi cosa sorga sia fattibile. Non dobbiamo difenderci contro quello che succederà. Siamo liberi di vivere in modo pieno ciò che c’è qui rispondendovi in modo saggio.
Deutsch
Wenn wir darauf vertrauen, dass wir wie der Ozean sind, haben wir keine Angst vor der Wellen. Wir haben das Vertrauen, dass alles was sich ergibt, machbar ist. Wir verteidigen uns nicht gegen das, was als nächstes kommt. Wir sind frei, was hier und jetzt ist, in vollem Umfang zu erleben und in einer vernünftigen Art darauf zu reagieren.
Español
Cuando confiamos en que somos el océano, no tememoa a las olas. Confiamos en que todo que surja sea viable. No tenemos que defendernos de lo que viene. Somos libres de vivir plenamente lo que hay aquí, y de responder sabiamente.
About the author: Tara Brach is an American psychologist who is also a writer and a meditation teacher. She is the author of Radical compassion.
Yesterday night I arrived in my hometown in Italy and I had a nice idea. Since I have a background as a translator and I have a week holiday with no particular plans, I could play a translation game with you. I will post every day a sentence that I found inspiring and share with you the respective translations. So you will read the text in English, Italian, German and Spanish. The first three languages will be translated by me and when Spanish is not the source text I will translate the sentences using a Machine Translation Tool, because my Spanish is ok but not that good that I can translate and also because I would like to test the performance of these tools. Ready, steady, go!
Riflesso negli occhi 