"Somewhere they are waiting, and the time is passing, morning or afternoon, and you are not yet finished with your work. Are you in a hurry? Are you distracted, casually attending to the only meaning of your life, your work, because they are waiting somewhere? Let them wait. No one and nothing is important but your work. Nor is time important - don't let time interfere with your work.
Is the time of day not important, just as it is not important who is waiting and for what purpose? Nor is it important that you can do something for your health by leaving your workplace early, taking a walk in the good weather, or visiting one of the many healthy and refreshing spas where you can revitalize your body. Nor is your lover, the powerful or influential man whose friendship you miss by keeping him waiting. Nothing and no one is important, for you will die anyway, and you must do your work until then. Listen only to that; not to the clock or the calendar.
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Márai SándorAll Translations
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Somewhere they are waiting, and the time is passing, morning or afternoon, and you are not yet finished with your work. Are you in a hurry? Are you distracted, casually attending to the only meaning of your life, your work, because they are waiting somewhere? Let them wait. No one and nothing is important but your work. Nor is time important - don't let time interfere with your work.
Is the time of day not important, just as it is not important who is waiting and for what purpose? Nor is it important that you can do something for your health by leaving your workplace early, taking a walk in the good weather, or visiting one of the many healthy and refreshing spas where you can revitalize your body. Nor is your lover, the powerful or influential man whose friendship you miss by keeping him waiting. Nothing and no one is important, for you will die anyway, and you must do your work until then. Listen only to that; not to the clock or the calendar.
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Valahol várnak, s már múlik az idő, délelőtt vagy délután, s te még nem készültél el munkáddal. Sietni szeretnél? Kapkodsz, mellékesen figyelsz oda életed egyetlen értelmére, munkádra, mert várnak valahol? Hadd várjanak. Senki és semmi nem fontos, csak munkád. Az idő sem fontos – ne tűrd, hogy az idő munkádban zavarjon.
Nem fontos a nap szaka, aminthogy nem fontos az sem, ki vár és milyen célzattal várnak valahol? S nem fontos az sem, hogy egészséged érdekében tehetnél valamit, ha idő előtt elhagyod munkaszobádat, sétálhatnál a jó időben, vagy felkereshetnéd a hasznos és üdvös fürdők egyikét, ahol felüdül tested. S nem fontos szerelmesed sem, a hatalmas vagy befolyásos ember, kinek barátságát elmulasztod, ha megvárakoztatod. Semmi és senki nem fontos, mert úgyis meghalsz, s addig el kell végezned munkádat. Csak erre figyelj; ne az óramutatóra, sem a naptárra.
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Undeva ești așteptat, iar timpul trece, dimineața sau după-amiaza, iar tu încă nu ți-ai terminat treaba. Vrei să te grăbești? Te zorești, acorzi atenție secundară singurului sens al vieții tale, munca ta, pentru că ești așteaptă undeva? Lasă-i să aștepte. Nimeni și nimic nu este important în afară de munca ta. Nici timpul nu este important - nu lăsați timpul să interfereze cu munca voastră.
Momentul zilei nu este important, la fel cum nu este important cine așteaptă și în ce scop? Nu este important nici faptul că puteți face ceva pentru sănătatea dvs. plecând mai devreme de la locul de muncă, făcând o plimbare pe vreme bună sau vizitând unul dintre numeroasele spa-uri sănătoase și răcoritoare unde vă puteți revitaliza corpul. Nu este important nici iubita ta, omul puternic sau influent a cărui prietenie o ratezi făcându-l să aștepte. Nimic și nimeni nu este important, pentru că oricum vei muri și trebuie să-ți faci treaba până atunci. Ascultați doar de asta; nu de ceas sau de calendar.
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