The strength to be weak  
               to see oneself  
               -- one’s weakness  
               and to accept it -- in front of everyone  

The strength to change, to move on -- against the tide -- all alone  
The strength to demolish -- that which one had built  
             in many long years  
             with one’s own hands  
              in great pain and with great love  

And the strength to dream -- once again  
The strength to build again  
             to demolish again  
             and to dream -- yet again  

The ambition to achieve -- nothing  
The ambition to make the effort  
And the heart to see that -- as achievement  

The courage to lose, and to see that -- as triumph  
The courage to bear -- persecution, banishment  
And the power to take revenge --  
              by forgiving  
              and loving  
              and giving  

The gift of giving -- one’s own self  
              without letting anyone know  
              and of smiling alone