His Name is Today

23 Juli 2009

We are guilty of many errors and many
faults,
But our worst crime is abandoning the
children,

Neglecting the fountain of life.
Many of the things we need can wait,
The child cannot wait.
Right now is the time his bones are being
formed,
His blood is being made,
And his senses are being developed.
To him we cannot answer ‘tomorrow’
His name is today

Terjemahannya
Banyak kekhilafan dan kesalahan yang kita perbuat
Namun kejahatan kita yang paling nista adalah
Kejahatan mengabaikan anak-anak kita
Melalaikan mata air hayat kita
Kita bisa menunda berbagai kebutuhan kita
Kebutuhan anak kita tidak bisa ditunda
Pada saat ini, tulang belulangnya sedang dibentuk,
darahnya dibuat
Dan susunan sarafnya tengah disusun
Kepadanya kita tidak bisa berkata “besok”
Namanya adalah “kini”

Gabriela Mistral
Pemenang hadiah Nobel Sastra 1945