Can you serve others
to become happy yourself --
from their happiness?
Anderen dienen	Kann man anderen
om gelukkig te worden --	dienen, um selbst durch ihr Glück --
van hun geluk?	glücklich zu werden?

Poem S2340
Amsterdam, 2024-09-03
The Message to the Planet (Iris Murdoch) - 1989
Novel, part Four - Lacking the power to stand up for your own needs?
Collection: Longing and Loss
Keyword: Happiness (need) 
Tribute to: Murdoch, Iris