the wanderer

And what say you about the human body?

What divine comedy has been written that a crystal vessel

should contain so precious a cargo.

Yet a machine so complex that

should each piece of instruction I've received

become a drop of water,

I could fill an ocean with what I have thus far forgotten.

The man tightened into an upright posture.

The body is a machine only by the tension in its bolts.

A machine can only one thing make,

and demands the mechanic when one thing breaks.

Health is a garden of tensions that can bloom in all conditions.

Ferocious exertion creates the strongest heart,

that also knows how to pump with tranquility.

Experienced combat creates the strongest immunity,

that knows how to protect in times of peace.

Heavy loads and stretching create the strongest muscles and joints,

that don't degrade when not in use.

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