Moshe Shafrir-Stillman
TO SLEEP, MEANS...
To sleep, means also to dream.
In order not to dream
- one must stop sleeping
which may happen only in fancy,
this is day-dreaming.

To act, means also to err.
In order not to err
- one must stop acting
and this may be the greatest
error of all.

To live, means to also breathe.
In order not to breathe
- one must stop living,
but that soul’s departure
is the hardest of all.
Translated by Ruth Tennenbaum

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