You must always be intoxicated

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To kick our week off, here’s beautiful food for thought from French poet Charles Baudelaire.

You must always be intoxicated. That sums it all up; it’s the only question. In order not to feel the horrible burden of Time which breaks your back and bends you down to earth, you must be unremittingly intoxicated.

But on what? Wine, poetry, virtue, as you please. But never be sober.

And if it should chance that sometimes, on the steps of a palace, on the green grass of a ditch, in the bleak solitude of your room, you wake up and your intoxication has already diminished or disappeared, ask the wind, the wave, the star, the bird, the clock, ask everything that flees, everything that groans, everything that rolls, everything that sings, everything that speaks, ask them what time it is and the wind, the wave, the star, the bird, the clock, will reply: It’s time to be intoxicated!

If you do not wish to be one of the tortured slaves of Time, never be sober; never ever be sober! Use wine, poetry, or virtue, as you please.

This is one of my favorite quotes ever. Live it, love it. Let’s get drunk on “wine, poetry, virtue…” as we please. Let’s get intoxicated with inspiration, with nature, with love.

Happy Monday!

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ladycess Says:
November 19th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
wow, how inspiring. pero wag nang wine. some people just cant handle too much wine

For as long as it’s in moderation right?
kayni Says:
November 20th, 2007 at 1:06 am
arghghg…don’t like mondays.

Garfield, is that you?
Ruy Says:
November 20th, 2007 at 2:09 am
Be extraordinarily irrational with extraordinary dreams to live an extraordinary life… I say in relation to this beautiful post: Never be rational!

Logic is always good, but it’s also best to give into impulses and intoxication every now and then!
Junnie Says:
November 20th, 2007 at 5:23 am
I think there’s a version I know of this inspiring line that you posted – that is “Let Go. Let God.” In Him, can we best intoxicated.

It was a great Monday…and I hope the rest of the week for you is as great!

Thanks for that wonderful reminder Junnie!
Leah Says:
November 20th, 2007 at 11:41 am
What a beautiful piece. I would love to be intoxicated with Time! And to feel the wind…intoxicating indeed!

Happy Monday too!

I love those moments when we’re really in the moment and intoxicated!
bh Says:
November 20th, 2007 at 11:55 am
don’t tempt me.

In moderation, bh!
pinayhekmi Says:
November 20th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
I’ll take the wine! Hehe.

Game!!! I’ll get the cheese, you get the wine!
sha Says:
November 21st, 2007 at 9:41 am
can i be so selfish and be intoxicated with love, wine good company and hearty laugh….but i will keep a glass of bordeaux for u when we get intoxicated with good talks……. sometime soon .. it will come i know

So do I.

Wifely Steps

You must always be intoxicated

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