"If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for to the creator there is no poverty and no poor indifferent place."
Since I have seen this book on readings I wanted to grab this one and read it real quickly. There are two books that I always feel a true treasure of wisdom are letters to a young poet and The Prophet. You can reread these two books again and again and will always find a new line, quote or paragraph to cherish.
Letter to a young poet comprises of 10 letters written by Rainer Maria Rilke to a young poet Franz Kappus. While Franz Kappus was in the same military school as Rilke, he wrote letters to Rilke for his advice and guidance. These letters are not just meant to be written to Kappus but they virtually have such deep meaning that it will intrigue anyone reading them.
These letters are more like deep and poetic and you fill feel like Rilke is referring you and not Kappus in his writing. This relatable feeling is what I guess made these letters so famous. Rilke not only share his views on aloneness, grief, joy, love and beauty but he has also written about how can face the difficult situations in your life with grace and integrity.
The book has only one side of letters as the book was published after Rilke died. Kappus has not published his side of letters but there is only a poem which Kappus shared with Rilke is in the book as he wrote it back to Kappus in his own writing. This book is a treasure of words and it would be a pleasure if we could read these letter sin Rilke's handwriting.
"A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it."
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