Not exact matches
Other investments have included Sports Illustrated Play, a venture devoted to youth sports, and the acquisition
of inVNT,
which manages live
events for companies.
Actual results and the timing
of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as
other factors,
which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing
of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure
of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies
of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability
of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value
of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture
of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights
of others; the uncertain timing and level
of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency
of Alder's capital and
other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and
other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017,
which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Such risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in
which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among
other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock,
which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and
other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and
other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and
other countries in
which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017,
which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among
other things import / export) and
other laws and regulations in the U.S. and
other countries in
which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the
other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or
other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Rather than some
other online services,
which still require people to have a cable or satellite subscription to order a pay - per - view
event, Amazon will offer the option to anyone willing to spend $ 64.99 for one night's series
of fights.
Rather than identifying her security costs, IBM lists costs
of security under
other compensation,
which includes ground transportation, an annual physical, family attendance at IBM
events, and
other personal expenses.
The citizens
of the host country expunge all cynicism and find their eyes filling with tears; television viewers around the globe are inspired by a new generation
of fresh - faced athletes, many
of them competing in
events which would draw almost zero interest in any
other context; the networks and sponsors breathe a great sigh
of relief knowing that their massive investment was sound; and the folks in Lausanne smile a secret smile.
Along with
other female venture capital partners, Lee is launching Female Founder Office Hours — a series
of events at
which investors will talk with and advise women entrepreneurs in one - on - one sessions.
Some
of the kinds
of transactions that Bitcoin can support include so - called M
of N transactions,
which require agreement between a certain subset
of a group, and can be used for escrow, mediation, or shared financial management; time - locked transactions, in
which bitcoins are distributed on a strict schedule, useful for trusts or wills; and even data - conditional transactions, in
which a script uses a data input such as a regular Google search to monitor real - world
events that would automatically trigger disbursements or
other actions.
Nowcasting models sometimes fail to adjust for «special factors» or
other events that are out
of line with the historical readings on
which the models are based, she said.
Useful features include bulk uploading,
which allows a person to add hundreds
of events to a calendar at a time or automatically with feeds from
other calendars, such as EventBrite or Google Calendar; recurrence scheduling; automated newsletters; and automatic venue matching that figures out where an
event will be held after someone types only a few letters.
Part V, as amended, requires that prior to an extension
of credit, the plan must receive from the fiduciary written disclosure
of (i) the rate
of interest (or
other fees) that will apply and (ii) the method
of determining the balance upon
which interest will be charged in the
event that the fiduciary extends credit to avoid a failed purchase or sale
of securities, as well as prior written disclosure
of any changes to these terms.
For example, the expected timing and likelihood
of completion
of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions
of any required governmental and regulatory approvals
of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence
of any
event, change or
other circumstances that could give rise to the termination
of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption
of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price
of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability
of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses
of the companies,
which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and
other factors.
As a result, political instability, labor strikes, natural disasters or
other events resulting in the disruption
of trade or transportation from
other countries or the imposition
of additional regulations relating to duties upon imports could cause significant delays or interruptions in the supply
of our merchandise or increase our costs, either
of which could have an adverse effect on our business.
Airbnb has brought hotel pricing down in many places during holidays, conventions and
other big
events when room rates should be at their highest and the industry generates a significant portion
of its profits, said Vijay Dandapani, chief executive
of the Hotel Association
of New York City,
which works with the American Hotel and Lodging Association.
In the
event Mr. Block's employment terminates due to his death or disability (as defined in his offer letter), he or his estate will be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits (less applicable tax withholdings), in addition to any
other compensation and benefits to
which he (or his estate) may be entitled under applicable plans, programs and agreements
of the Company:
Pence is scheduled to speak at the annual NRA gathering in Dallas on Friday, and many attendees will be packing guns, knives and
other weapons for the
event —
which includes «more than 20 acres»
of firearms exhibits expected to draw 80,000 members.
The Committee shall, promptly after the date on
which the necessary financial, individual, or
other information for a particular Performance Period becomes available, and in any
event prior to the payment
of any Incentive Plan Award intended to qualify for the Section 162 (m) Exemption to a Covered Employee, determine and certify the degree to
which each
of the Performance Goals has been attained.
Plus, in the
event of default, student loans are not tied to collateral,
which is the standard with almost all
other types
of loans.
They also hold highly diversified portfolios
of mines and
other assets,
which helps mitigate concentration risk in the
event that one
of the properties stops producing.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from
other brands; the consolidation
of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment
of the carrying value
of goodwill or
other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and
other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or
other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution
of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or
other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in
which the Company operates; the volatility
of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value
of all or a portion
of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural
events in the locations in
which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and
other factors.
You can see the relative scale
of these
events in the map below,
which is based on estimates from NOAA and
other sources.
in the case
of our directors, officers, and security holders, (i) the receipt by the locked - up party from us
of shares
of Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon (A) the exercise or settlement
of stock options or RSUs granted under a stock incentive plan or
other equity award plan described in this prospectus or (B) the exercise
of warrants outstanding and
which are described in this prospectus, or (ii) the transfer
of shares
of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, or any securities convertible into Class A common stock or Class B common stock upon a vesting or settlement
event of our securities or upon the exercise
of options or warrants to purchase our securities on a «cashless» or «net exercise» basis to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options or warrants (and any transfer to us necessary to generate such amount
of cash needed for the payment
of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result
of such vesting or exercise whether by means
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of outstanding stock options or warrants (or the Class A common stock or Class B common stock issuable upon the exercise thereof) to us and our cancellation
of all or a portion thereof to pay the exercise price or withholding tax and remittance obligations, provided that in the case
of (i), the shares received upon such exercise or settlement are subject to the restrictions set forth above, and provided further that in the case
of (ii), any filings under Section 16 (a)
of the Exchange Act, or any
other public filing or disclosure
of such transfer by or on behalf
of the locked - up party, shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that such transfer
of shares or securities was solely to us pursuant to the circumstances described in this bullet point;
Shipments containing cash or
other means
of payment, precious metals, art work, jewelry, watches, precious stones or
other articles
of value or securities for
which, in the
event of damage, no stoppage and no cancellation and replacement procedure can be carried out; for the avoidance
of doubt the following valuable goods are exempted from this rule: Shipments using the Registered Mail special service,
which contain stamps, telephone cards, vouchers for goods and low - value goods in these classes (e.g. fashion jewelry and promotional articles), up to an actual value
of 30 Special Drawing Rights
of the International Monetary Fund (SDR) per shipment, and individual tickets and entrance tickets;
The Office
of Investor Education carries out the SEC's investor education program,
which includes producing and distributing educational materials, participating in educational seminars and investor - oriented
events, and partnering with federal agencies, state regulators, and
others on investor literacy initiatives.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss
of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts
of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment
of the carrying value
of goodwill or
other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and
other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or
other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution
of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or
other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various
other nations in
which we operate; the volatility
of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value
of all or a portion
of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation
of data or breaches
of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural
events in the locations in
which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact
of future sales
of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements
of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and
other factors.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from
other brands; the consolidation
of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share or add products; an impairment
of the carrying value
of goodwill or
other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and
other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or
other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution
of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or
other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations
of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in
which the Company operates; the volatility
of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value
of all or a portion
of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation
of data or breaches
of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts
of natural
events in the locations in
which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and
other factors.
There were significant judgments and estimates inherent in these valuations,
which included assumptions regarding our future operating performance, the time to completing an initial public offering or
other liquidity
event and the determinations
of the appropriate valuation methods to be applied.
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The amounts in the «All
Other Compensation» column consist
of certain benefits provided to our NEOs,
which are generally available to our similarly situated employees, including, but not limited to, tax gross - ups related to company apparel and gifts from speaking
events.
These
events and
others have also commemorated the 60th anniversary
of the armistice that ended the Korean War, in
which Canadian soldiers fought and died alongside their Korean and UN allies to resist aggression and preserve the Republic
of Korea as an independent and free state.
These
events and
others have also commemorated the 60th anniversary
of the armistice that ended the Korean War, in
which Canadian soldiers fought and died...
The new report starts out with a summary
of recent
events (the topics addressed are: bubble & crash, hacks & scams, reaction & regulation and adoption & trends), an in - depth discussion
of whether bitcoin's surge actually deserves to be called a bubble (
which we found particularly interesting), and a section that deals extensively with the schism in the bitcoin community that led to the fork that created Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and
other offshoots.
We, on the
other hand, view it with hope: because more than anything, the
events of the past few days show that the truth is getting out — the truth that capital markets simply can not exist under the authoritarian rule
of central planners, the truth that the stock market is a casino in
which the best one can hope for a quick flip, and finally the truth that our entire socio - economic regime, whose existence has been predicated by borrowing from the uncreated wealth
of the future, and where accumulated debt could be wiped out at the flip
of a switch if things go wrong in the process obliterating the welfare
of billions (
of less than 1 % ers), is one big lie.
This
event,
which follows on the heels
of several
other takeovers
of Canadian businesses by foreign interests in recent months, -LSB-...]
Examples
of these risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, but are not limited to the impact
of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels
of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility
of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions
of these conditions that decrease the level
of disposable income
of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse
events impacting the security
of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts
of piracy, and
other international
events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or
other disturbances to our information technology and
other networks; the spread
of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or
other cruise operating costs; any impairment
of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount
of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion
of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability
of our creditors to accelerate the repayment
of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets,
which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss
of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain
other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price
of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times
of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and
other employee relation issues; the continued availability
of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in
which we operate; and
other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The real bone
of contention for educated folk is the «miraculous»
events, for
which there obviously can be no proof
other than being tehre to see them.
The best you can come up with is a fleeting reference to the House
of David,
which leaves
events that supposedly happened before that in the same realm as
other ancient myths.
In the
event, however, all it produced was permanent exile — with Seminex finally being absorbed into various seminaries
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formed in 1988 through merger
of the
other large Lutheran bodies in this country), from
which the Missouri Synod is more and more estranged.
Though the word «fatalism» is commonly used to refer to an atti tude
of resignation in the face
of some future
event or
events which are thought to be inevitable, philosophers usually use the word to refer to the view that: we are powerless to do anything
other than what we actually do.
The occasions themselves, after all, are discrete energy -
events which would have no community or solidarity with one another without the implicit presupposition
of a field or medium within
which they first arise and then take their «place» relative to each
other upon completion
of their process
of concrescence.
Among them are the rights to: bullet joint parenting; bullet joint adoption; bullet joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); bullet status as next -
of - kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; bullet joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; bullet dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; bullet immigration and residency for partners from
other countries; bullet inheritance automatically in the absence
of a will; bullet joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the
event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment; bullet inheritance
of jointly - owned real and personal property through the right
of survivorship (
which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); bullet benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; bullet spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death
of one partner who is a co-owner
of the home; bullet veterans» discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing
of tax returns; bullet joint filing
of customs claims when traveling; bullet wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bullet bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; bullet decision - making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; bullet crime victims» recovery benefits; bullet loss
of consortium tort benefits; bullet domestic violence protection orders; bullet judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; bullet and more...
But here, too, there is little that is actually new, although there is detail that confirms what shrewder observers
of Vatican life pieced together after the
events of early 2013: that Benedict XVI's poorly - planned 2012 visit to Mexico and Cuba convinced him that he could no longer travel; that he believed the Pope must be present at World Youth Day 2013 in Brazil, a conviction that became the terminus ad quem driving the timing
of the abdication and what immediately preceded it; and that, contrary to speculations that have become more lurid over time, Benedict's concern about his increasingly frailty,
which fuelled his concern that he would be increasingly unable to give the Church what she deserved from a pope, was the sole motive behind his decision to renounce the Oice
of Peter — not Vatileaks, not concerns about financial and
other corruptions inside the Leonine Wall, not blackmail.
The second and third meanings inapplicable to historical
events in the past have to do with modes
of presence in
which something
other than one's own subjectivity is present to that subjectivity.
In any
event, it was all fairly conventional, merrily venomous talk - radio ranting, and I would probably have forgotten it a moment afterward if, at the end, the woman speaker had not opined that this «Occupy business» was all a part
of the decay
of the «traditional Christian values that built this nation» — a judgment to
which the
other two assented vigorously.
There have been some streams
of Judaism and Christianity
which believed that prior to the
event described in Genesis 3:21, humans did not have «skin» the way we see it today, but existed in some
other form.
On the
other hand, however, the
event at Nazareth highlights a form
of union with the living God
which can only belong to the «woman», Mary: the union between mother and son.
The main interest is clearly in the meeting with the Sultan, but the
other sections give us an engaging outline
of the main
events of the Saint's life, based in many cases on first hand sources, one
of which is full
of detail and colour.
It is entirely possible that a random triggering
event or series
of events (lightning or some form
of electricity charging a primordial soup
of methane, ammonia, etc.; bombardment by cosmic radiation and
other hypothetically random occurrences) was the occasion through
which a whole new dimension, that
of the biosphere, flooded onto the terrestrial scene.
In
other words, the cross is not just an
event of the past
which can be contemplated, but is the eschatological
event in and beyond time, in so far as it (understood in its significance, that is, for faith) is an ever - present reality.
Am I then really all that
which other men tell
of, or am I only what I know
of myself, restless and longing and sick, like a bird in a cage, struggling for breath, as though hands were compressing my throat, yearning for colors, for flowers, for the voices
of birds, thirsting for words
of kindness, for neighborliness, trembling with anger at despotisms and petty humiliation, tossing in expectation
of great
events, powerlessly trembling for friends at an infinite distance, weary and empty at praying, at thinking, at making, faint and ready to say farewell to it all.