Api Reads: Asuka Episode 125-126 (Tagore)

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The great man was a born child, and when he died, he gave his great childhood to the world.　

The great is a born child; when he dies he gives his great childhood

to the world.

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It is not the blow of the mallet, but the song and dance of the water that perfects the pebbles.　　

Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water sings the pebbles

into perfection.

The Birds collection is a collection of poems by the Indian poet Tagore, which includes 325 beautiful untitled poems, first published in 1916. The basic themes of these poems are mostly extremely common things, such as grass, fallen leaves, birds, stars, rivers, and so on.

Because the poet is loyal to his own thoughts, has a keen insight into nature and society, and has a brilliant pen that is good at expressing the heart song, these small poems that seem to be only a few words contain rich ideas, profound philosophies, and show a fresh, bright, beautiful and timeless style. The Collected Birds has been translated into many languages around the world, which has promoted the emergence and development of China's "Small Poetry Movement".