nightjar: Edelweiss, edelweiss, Every morning you greet me. Small and white, Clean and bright, You look happy to meet me. Blossom of snow, May you bloom and grow, Bloom and grow forever. Edelweiss, edelweiss, Bless my homeland forever. Small and white, Clean and bright, You look happy to meet me. Blossom of snow May you bloom and grow, Bloom and grow forever. Edelweiss, edelweiss, Bless my homeland forever.

nightjar: Today I shed my old skin which hath, too long, suffered the bruises of failure and the wounds of mediority.　　Today I am born anew and my birthplace is a vineyard where there is fruit for all.　　Today I will pluck grapes of wisdom from the tallest and fullest vines in the vineyard,for these were planted by the wisest of my profession who have come before me,generation upon generation.　　Today I will savor the taste of grapes from these vines and verily I will swallow the seed of success…