"The part of us that is ashamed of enthusiasm destroys the lover. The part of us that is ashamed of carnal pleasures is the polar opposite of a lover. The part of us that is in love counts on surprises and finding something good and meaningful. You can wonder. He is the eternal boy, the puer aeternus, who looks at everything with the bright eyes of a child. If the look becomes dull, because the person no longer expects anything, then the lover is lost.
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Richard RohrAll Translations
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The part of us that is ashamed of enthusiasm destroys the lover. The part of us that is ashamed of carnal pleasures is the polar opposite of a lover. The part of us that is in love counts on surprises and finding something good and meaningful. You can wonder. He is the eternal boy, the puer aeternus, who looks at everything with the bright eyes of a child. If the look becomes dull, because the person no longer expects anything, then the lover is lost.
""Az a részünk, amelyik szégyelli a lelkesedést, elpusztítja a szerelmest. Az a részünk, amely szégyelli a testi élvezeteket, a szerelmes ellenpólusa. Az a részünk, amelyik a szerelmes, azzal számol, hogy érik meglepetések, és hogy rátalál valamire, ami jó, és aminek van értelme. Tud csodálkozni. Ő az örök fiú, a puer aeternus, aki ragyogó gyermekszemekkel néz mindent. Ha tompává válik a tekintet, mert már semmit nem vár az ember, akkor a szerelmes elveszett."