Olav H. Hauge: Don`t come to me with the entire truth

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Olav H. Hauge: Don’t come to me with the entire truth
You never know who walks into Café Central—to share your thoughts.
Don't come to me with the entire truth.
Don't bring the ocean if I feel thirst,
nor heaven if I ask for light;
but bring a hint, some dew, a particle,
as birds carry only drops away from water,
and the wind a grain of salt.
Translated from the Norwegian by Robert Bly