{"id":341,"date":"2020-04-09T16:36:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T16:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/?p=341"},"modified":"2020-09-16T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T15:37:16","slug":"a-life-of-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/?p=341","title":{"rendered":"Una Vita di Gioia | A Life of Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-712x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"405\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/?attachment_id=405\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-712x1024.jpeg 712w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-209x300.jpeg 209w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-768x1105.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-1068x1536.jpeg 1068w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-1424x2048.jpeg 1424w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy1-scaled.jpeg 1780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"711\" src=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy2-1024x711.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"406\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy2-scaled.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/?attachment_id=406\" class=\"wp-image-406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy2-1024x711.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy2-300x208.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy2-768x534.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy2-1536x1067.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/lifeofjoy2-2048x1423.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">The original Italian poem written by Antonio Ottavini on the 5th of June 1956<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Living not only on love\nand bread alone&nbsp;\nbut also beauty&nbsp;\nand inner harmony&nbsp;\ntogether with affection&nbsp;\nand friendship&nbsp;\nand desire&nbsp;\nand of prayer.&nbsp;\nLiving not only on love\nand bread alone&nbsp;\nbut also splendor&nbsp;\nof the firmament\nof the glory of the sky&nbsp;\nin the dusk&nbsp;\nand in between&nbsp;\nthe vespers and the dawn.&nbsp;\nLiving not only on love\nand bread alone\nbut also the grandeur&nbsp;\nof the creator&nbsp;\nthe scent of the flowers\nin spring time&nbsp;\nthe aroma of the hay&nbsp;\nthat\u2019s just been cut.\nLiving not only on love&nbsp;\nand bread alone&nbsp;\nbut also of the soft waves&nbsp;\nof a very calm sea&nbsp;\nand the reflection of the moon\non top of a lake&nbsp;\nwith a very soft light shining on the river&nbsp;\nflowing to the valley.&nbsp;\nLiving not only on love&nbsp;\nand bread alone&nbsp;\nbut also the noise&nbsp;\nof the wind that blows through the trees&nbsp;\nwhile a cricket whispers&nbsp;\nhis song through the night&nbsp;\nresting in the shadow&nbsp;\nof the bush.&nbsp;\nLiving not only on love&nbsp;\nand bread alone\nbut also of the magic&nbsp;\nof the art of the masterpiece&nbsp;\nand the antique\nand the lyrics of the poets&nbsp;\ngrand and supreme.\nLiving not only on love&nbsp;\nand bread alone\nbut also to research&nbsp;\nand to discover,&nbsp;\nto combat, to serve\nyour&nbsp;&nbsp;land\nto love and&nbsp;\nbe loved in return.&nbsp;\nLiving not only on love&nbsp;\nand bread alone&nbsp;\nbut also to dream&nbsp;\nof greater things&nbsp;\nunlike your small home\nand of a friendly hand&nbsp;\nand the tenderness of the kiss\nof your mother.&nbsp;\nLiving not only on love\nand bread alone&nbsp;\nbut to also follow\nthe path of goodness&nbsp;\nand to discover the will&nbsp;\nof God&nbsp;\nand hope of the&nbsp;\neternal life.&nbsp;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The above poem is the English translation of the original Italian poem. The translation was written by Mila Ottavini, with the aid of Marta Ottavini and Ugo Tomassini. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" src=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2703-1024x802.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-343\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2703-1024x802.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2703-300x235.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2703-768x601.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2703-1536x1203.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2703-2048x1603.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Original photo taken in September of 1989, a moment depicting the joy of sharing music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"745\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poemphotos-2-745x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poemphotos-2-745x1024.png 745w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poemphotos-2-218x300.png 218w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poemphotos-2-768x1056.png 768w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poemphotos-2-1117x1536.png 1117w, http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poemphotos-2.png 1344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 745px) 100vw, 745px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The writer of this poem is Antonio Ottavini, and is captured in this original photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">He was born on the 2nd of October 1937 and passed away on the 4th of August 1995.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living not only on love and bread alone&nbsp; but also beauty&nbsp; and inner harmony&nbsp; together with affection&nbsp; and friendship&nbsp; and desire&nbsp; and of prayer.&nbsp; Living not only on love and bread alone&nbsp; but also splendor&nbsp; of the firmament of the glory of the sky&nbsp; in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407,"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341\/revisions\/407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}