La esperanza que se demora es tormento del corazón; Pero árbol de vida es el deseo cumplido.
الأَمَلُ الْمُمَاطَلُ يُسْقِمُ الْقَلْبَ، وَالرَّغْبَةُ الْمُتَحَقِّقَةُ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ
Hingezogene Hoffnung macht das Herz krank, aber ein eingetroffener Wunsch ist ein Baum des Lebens.
Un espoir différé rend le coeur malade, Mais un désir accompli est un arbre de vie.
Pitkä odotus tekee sydämen sairaaksi, mutta täyttynyt halu on elämän puu.
Profound truths should be repeated and passed on. I figured it might be good to know how to say this in a few languages. I also just like the reaffirmation I find for my own feelings: "This is how it is, folks," the teacher says. A hope postponed or a "long waiting" (as the Finnish version calls it) makes the heart sick. The Spanish version uses the word "torment of the heart," which seems appropriate for some of the thoughts that accompany uncertainty intermingled with tenacious expectation.
Do you see in your mind's eye a picture when you think of a tree of life? Perhaps the tree of life originally alluded to in this proverb had certain connotations for the teacher who said it. Most myths and religions do allude to such trees whose fruit is the source of immortality. My version is much humbler. Peach colored twilight settles over this tree, growing plenty of verdant guava-treelike leaves to give shade to the passerby on a scorching day, shelter from drenching raindrops during an afternoon storm, nesting places for colorful birds and smooth boughs for children to climb on. It is a symbol of peace and wellbeing that fills the landscape with outstretched boughs and makes the soul sigh in thankfulness and wonder.
Were it possible, I'd build a tree house in such a tree!
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