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"I
wish, first, that you love
and by loving, you are also loved
And if you are not loved, be brief in forgetting
and forgetting don't keep any sorrow.
I wish it won't be like this
but if it is like this,
you'll know how to be without despairing.
I also wish you have friends
that even bad and inconsequent,
are courageous and faithfull
and that in at least one of them
you can trust without doubting.
And because life is like this
I wish you have enemies;
Neither many, nor few, but in the exact measure
so that, sometimes, you question
about your own certains.
And among them, there is at least one that is fair,
so you won't feel too safe.
I wish, then, you are useful, but not irreplaceable.
And that in the bad moments,
when there is nothing left,
that usefulness is enough to keep you standing up.
I wish although you be tolerant;
not with the ones that make a few mistakes, because that's easy,
but with the ones that make a lot and incorrigible mistakes,
and that making good use of that tolerance
you be an example for the other ones.
I wish that you, being young,
don't get mature too quickly,
And that being old don't be devoted to the despair,
because each age has its pleasure and its pain.
and it's necessary to let it pass us by.
I wish although you're sad;
not the whole year, but for just one day.
And on that day you find out
that the daily laughter is good,
the habitual laughter is tasteless,
and the constant laughter is insane.
I wish that you discover with the maximum urgency,
Above and in spite of everything, that there is oppressed,
unfair and unhappy people, and that they are all around you.
I wish, although, you pet a cat,
feed a cuckoo and hear a bird raise triumphant its morning song;
because thus, you will feel well for nothing.
I also wish that you plant a seed
for the least it can be, and accompany its growth,
so you'll know how plenty of lives a tree is made.
I wish, on the other hand, that you have money,
because it's necessary to be practical
And that, at least once a year, you place a little of it
in front of you and say "this is mine",
only to be very clear who owns who.
I also wish none of your affections die,
for them and for you,
but if one of them die, you can cry
without complaining, suffering and accusing yourself.
I wish, finally, that you, being a man
have a good woman,
and being a woman, have a good man.
And that you love each other today, tomorrow and the following day,
and when you are exhausted and smiling
there is still love to start it again.
And if all this happens,
I have nothing else to wish you.
Victor
Hugo
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