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"Perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries";Translation exercise; All Levels.

"Perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries";Translation exercise; All Levels.

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Quizás la recompensa del espíritu de quien lo intenta no es el objetivo sino el ejercicio.

Perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries is not the goal but the exercise.

E.V. Cooke.

Please correct my sentence

And my goal is ---the exercise , and understanding of, and for each other

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updated Jun 8, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
great quote.. - lliones, Jun 7, 2013
I guess the city is Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. - lliones, Jun 7, 2013
El camino de Santiago - lliones, Jun 7, 2013
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago - lliones, Jun 7, 2013
You are correct Illones , welcome mate , and thank you for the information. - ray76, Jun 7, 2013
Nice one ray. - 0095ca4c, Jun 7, 2013

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Estoy de acuerdo. Como parece que el objecto de la vida es nada más que tener hijos, críar a los hijos y morirse creo que es muy importante que el camino de la vida sea interesante.

I agree. As it seems that the aim of life is just to have offspring, rear the offspring and die, I think it is very important that the path we follow is interesting.

updated Jun 8, 2013
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Written hastily,improvements welcome. - annierats, Jun 7, 2013
"I agree. As it seams that the aim of life is to have offsprings , rear them and die , I think it is very important that the path we follow is interesting " A few minor typos , you have my disease , trying to type at the speed of ones thoughts , great. - ray76, Jun 7, 2013
Gracias, ray, temo que la reina de los typos sea yo. - annierats, Jun 7, 2013
Should it be subjunctive after como parece que? - annierats, Jun 7, 2013
"offspring". One is trying to imagine whether it would ever justify a plural. - EugenioCosta, Jun 7, 2013
Websters has "labored offsprings" for scholarly MSS, but for issue it is collective. - EugenioCosta, Jun 7, 2013
@E C, do not imagine too strongly you may burst a Fuffa valve, but you may be correct , thanks mate . - ray76, Jun 8, 2013
I think offspring stays singular, even if you have triplets, EC. - annierats, Jun 8, 2013
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Not everyone is ready to hear this. Your heart will let you know. We are all at different levels in our spiritual journey. If God gave us specific directions, we would not have free will. That free will allows us the opportunities to experience hard lessons. However long it takes is up to us. If we listen to our heart and subconscious mind, there is knowledge we can access to help us through hard times. The experience of the situation brings you closer to the Universe's ultimate truths.

Please help me with my Spanish.  This one will be hard for me to
translate.

No todo el mundo está listo para escuchar esto. El corazón le permitirá saber. Estamos todos en diferentes niveles en nuestro camino espiritual. Si Dios nos dio instrucciones específicas, no tendríamos libre albedrío. Ese libre albedrío nos permite las oportunidades de experimentar lecciones difíciles. Cuanto tiempo tarda depende de nosotros mismos. Si escuchamos a nuestro corazón y mente subconsciente , hay conocimiento podemos acceder para a través de tiempos difíciles.La experiencia de la situación lleva más cerca a verdades final del universo.

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updated Jun 8, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
Why? - 0095ca4c, Jun 7, 2013
God instituted the plan that every part of his creation will know every other part. Our soul (the spark of God) was evolved and given the opportunity to experience all levels, layers, planes and realms of experience and being. - 0083f5dc, Jun 7, 2013
As the soul progresses through each level, it grows in awareness of its own divine nature. - 0083f5dc, Jun 7, 2013
Oh thank you, yes, I understand what you are saying, I just wondered why you thought that not everybody was ready to hear it. - 0095ca4c, Jun 7, 2013
Anyone can read this, but not everyone is ready to hear it. - 0083f5dc, Jun 7, 2013
el corazón, I thik, rather than 'su ' corazón, which to me reads as though it would be God's heart.. - annierats, Jun 8, 2013
Possibly, Spanish would use ' el alma' in this instance, but I'm not sure about this. A good try anyway, with a very difficult sentence. - annierats, Jun 8, 2013
cuanto tiempo tarda depende de nosotros mismos.. ( I think) - annierats, Jun 8, 2013
Thank you Annie. - 0083f5dc, Jun 8, 2013
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Is that similar to life's journey? To reach the end of it is surely not the aim.

¿Eso es similar a la jornada de la vida? Para llegar a la final de la misma no es sin duda el objetivo.

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"He said only my ticket to ride has expired." - "Me dijo que solamente mi boleto para viajar ha expirado."

Should I go back and start again? - ¿Debo volver atrás y empezar de nuevo?

updated Jun 8, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
I hear this joke in church a lot: the good-natured debate over the 'language of heaven'... ha - katydew, Jun 7, 2013
Ian i am resisting the touchdown , I still have the ball and I am running with it . - ray76, Jun 7, 2013
I am glad I am studying espa~ol! - pmikan-pam, Jun 7, 2013
Yes, being bilingual will be an advantage. ;o) - katydew, Jun 7, 2013
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Quizás la recompensa del espíritu de quien lo intenta no es el objetivo sino el ejercicio.

updated Jun 8, 2013
edited by lliones
posted by lliones
I thank you my friend , would you mind putting the English translation in, there are so many members that are learning English . Thank you . - ray76, Jun 7, 2013
ray, my friend, it's your very own sentence! - annierats, Jun 8, 2013
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Do or do not. There is no try. A pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Haga o no haga.

updated Jun 8, 2013
edited by pmikan-pam
posted by pmikan-pam
Well said pam. - 0095ca4c, Jun 7, 2013
Thank you Marghertie you are so kind. - pmikan-pam, Jun 7, 2013
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When I was a child, my brother and I would build elaborate matchbox car cities under the shade of a big old elm tree. We rarely ended up playing with the cars in the city, but building it was our play for the day.

Cuando era una niña, mi hermano y yo contruiría las ciudades elaboradas de autos de 'matchbox' bajo la sombra del árbol olmo viejo. Rara vez terminaba jugando con los autos en la ciudad, pero construirla era nuestro juego del día.

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updated Jun 7, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Remember "sand Castles " near to the sea shore the fun was always in the building of them , once built it was just a matter of watching the waves wash them away ,. That is like life. - ray76, Jun 7, 2013
As are "castles in the sky" :) - ian-hill, Jun 7, 2013
And candles in the wind ". - ray76, Jun 7, 2013
Yes, I agree, we used to build ' huts' in the woods. Actually they were no fun, once finished. - annierats, Jun 7, 2013
We used to build forts out of leaves in the fall before they were burnt up. - pmikan-pam, Jun 7, 2013
And tunnels in the hayloft. - katydew, Jun 7, 2013
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Quizá la recompensa del espíritu que lo intenta no es el objetivo, sino el intentarlo.

"Goals", what could be said about it? Some have to reason this way in order to avoid stumbling upon the frustrations that overwhelm some people's lifes. You have to find reward where you can, don't you?

It's a pragmatic reasoning, would have to see if it really adjusts to reality and the evetns it brings along.

updated Jun 7, 2013
posted by diagonx
Indeed. - annierats, Jun 7, 2013
Hola diagonx! - 0095ca4c, Jun 7, 2013
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updated Jun 10, 2013
edited by heliotropeman
posted by heliotropeman
Hi Heliotropeman. - 0095ca4c, Jun 8, 2013
Hola helio. - ray76, Jun 8, 2013
Exactly my friend . - ray76, Jun 8, 2013
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Working hard to make a dream come true is easy work.

Trabajando duro para alcanzar un sueño no es diffícil.

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updated Jun 8, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
Bien hecho Margherite! - pmikan-pam, Jun 7, 2013
Gracias amiga. - 0095ca4c, Jun 7, 2013
One of the hardest things to do in life is to make that one first step , every step afterwards is easy and rewarding. - ray76, Jun 8, 2013
Thanks Margherite , I love your yellow mochilla I have one like it. - ray76, Jun 8, 2013
The need salt, that's why they are licking the road. - annierats, Jun 8, 2013