Source: Rahel Varnhagen: The Life of a Jewess
“All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right,
An emptiness above--
Know that you aren't alone.
The whole world shares your tears,
Some for two nights or one,
And some for all your years.”
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Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right,
An emptiness above--
Know that you are…" by Vikram Seth?
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Context: The amazing thing is that every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution - weren’t created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way they could get into your body is if those stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.