What do we spend our lives on?

This is a quote from Koloshenka’s post Original post What do we spend our lives on

 

What do we spend our lives on! On petty quarrels,
To stupid words, empty talk,
To the vanity of insults, to anger, again and again.
What are we doing with our lives…
And it would be necessary for love.

We burn life to the ground, everything on an empty something –
For boring things, unnecessary worries …
For the sake of society, we invent masks …
What are we spending our lives on?
And it would be necessary for affection.

We spray life into gloomy boredom,
On “image” and “prestige”, unnecessary science,
For lies and boasting, for gratuitous service.
What are we spending our lives on?
And it would be necessary for friendship.

We’re all in a hurry to get something.
We are looking for something, but we lose more;
We save everything – gold, rags and silver …
What are we spending our lives on?
And it would be good.

We worry, we shout, we suffer over trifles;
We choose funny little things with seriousness.
But no matter how much you guess, you will choose the wrong one.
What are we doing with our lives…
And it would be necessary for a dream.

We are afraid of joy, we are afraid to believe in fairy tales,
We are afraid of dreams, and tenderness, and affection;
We are afraid to fall in love, so as not to grieve after …
What are we spending our lives on?
And you just have to live!

(c) Anastasia Zagodina