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" I’m a keeper of flocks.
The flock is my thoughts
And my thoughts are all sensations.
I think with my eyes and with my ears
And with my hands and feet
And with my nose and mouth.

Thinking about a flower is seeing and smelling it
And eating a piece of fruit is knowing its meaning.

That’s why when on a hot day
I feel sad from liking it so much,
And I throw myself lengthwise on the grass
And shut my hot eyes,
And feeling my whole body lying on reality,
I know the truth and I’m happy. "

Fernando Pessoa , The Keeper of Sheep


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Fernando Pessoa quote : I’m a keeper of flocks.<br />The flock is my thoughts<br />And my thoughts are all sensations.<br />I think with my eyes and with my ears<br />And with my hands and feet<br />And with my nose and mouth.<br /><br />Thinking about a flower is seeing and smelling it<br />And eating a piece of fruit is knowing its meaning.<br /><br />That’s why when on a hot day<br />I feel sad from liking it so much,<br />And I throw myself lengthwise on the grass<br />And shut my hot eyes,<br />And feeling my whole body lying on reality,<br />I know the truth and I’m happy.