"I've learned some things from having lived: If you're alive, experience largely, merge with rivers, heavens, cosmos For what we call living is a gift given to life And life is a gift bestowed upon us"
— Ataol Behramoğlu

January 1, 1970

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There is one thing I learned from what I lived: When you live, you must live big, like being one with the rivers, the sky, and the whole universe Because what we call lifetime is a gift presented to life And life is a gift presented to you. — Translated as "There Is One Thing I Learned From What I Lived" by Sãleyman Fatih Akgãl at TC Turkish Poetry Pages