Pablo Neruda - inspiration from his life energy
Did you know that Pablo Neruda was Chilean? I found this out when arriving in Chile, hearing about his 3 houses that are now converted to museums in Santiago, Valparaiso and Isla Negra, a tiny town by the sea. I was intrigued, went to visit all 3 of the houses and started reading his poems. What an artist and poet! Such a genius not just in his poetry but the whole way he lived his life, built and decorated his houses and hosted parties and dinners with his friends and had beautiful love stories. I love this quote that is really relevant in each of his houses: 'El niño que no juega no es niño, pero el hombre que no juega perdió para siempre al niño que vivía en él y que le hará mucha falta'. 'A child who does not play is not a child, but the man who does not play has lost forever the child who lived within him and who he will miss terribly'. His houses are full of fantasy, full of tricks and funny things, also full of nature and so many of his collection...