Diamond and Eye

In a world of brilliant gems,
There lived majestic shining Diamond.
He lay in the window, causing delight in everyone,
And anyone who saw him admired his radiance.

Next to Diamond lived ordinary Eye, modest and small,
He was simple and inconspicuous, but very observant.
Eye looked at Diamond and saw splendor in him,
But he also saw hidden secrets and unattainable depths.




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Diamond shone proudly, thinking he was flawless,
He did not notice that next to him was attentive Eye.
Eye, meanwhile, saw not only glitter and radiance,
He saw in Diamond his true essence and energy.

One day a dark impenetrable night came,
Diamond and Eye were side by side in the darkness.
Diamond shone and Eye saw his beauty,
But Eye also shone, reflecting the light of the starry sky.

Diamond realized that his beauty is not the whole world,
And that Eye is absolutely needed to see his radiance.
Eye realized that he, too, is an integral part of beauty,
And that without him Diamond could not be appreciated.

So the fable about Diamond and Eye tells us,
That beauty is not only external.
We must value inner essence and observation,
After all, it allows us to see the true beauty around.
Although in reality, of course, this is not at all the case.



The original text was written by me in Russian. I haven't studied English systematically so the translation may not be ideal. The main work was done by Google Translate, I just corrected obvious absurdities, where I noticed them and where I did not confuse them with brilliant insights.