The world kisses me with pain, and I want to repay it with song.
This sentence comes from section 167 of "The Birds" by Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore. The original sentence is "The world has kissed my soul with its pain, asking for its return in songs." It is translated as "The world has kissed me with its pain, asking for its return in songs."
Meaning It is the world that brings us pain and suffering, and in some ways we are hurt. However, our attitude should not be negative, but should be faced with a positive attitude. We should still love the world, which is still beautiful.
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The world kisses me painfully because it wants me to sing in return. Everything has a meaning, and pain not only has a negative impact, it also has a positive impact. Pain can make us tough and brave and make us stronger. But only by facing pain with the right attitude can pain have a positive impact.
"The Collection of Flying Birds" expresses the deep spiritual pursuit - the ultimate principle of the universe or God of love and harmony. It depicts the spiritual (divine) interconnection and organic integration of all things in nature, showing the relationship between man and nature, love and The closeness and interaction of God praise the freedom, equality, and fraternity of life—thus generating a rich and timeless philosophy of life.
Here the boundaries between God, nature, man and love have been blurred. The poet pursues the unity of man and God, the relationship between love and God, and the unity of God and nature, longing for " "The image of complete unity appears", that is, to achieve the unity of finite life and infinite life, and to achieve the highest ideal state of man.
For this reason, the poem reveals that people must perfect their personality, "get rid of hypocrisy in their thoughts", and drive away "all the ugliness" in their hearts, and only in "love", in Union with God in “the service of love.” The poet expresses the dedication of life and the pursuit of the meaning of life in the poem, making the poem full of vitality.