— a man said:
the gravest moment in my life took place in the battle of the Marne, when they wounded me in the chest.
— another man said:
the gravest moment in my life, occurred during a Yokohama seaquake, from which I was miraculously saved, sheltered under the eaves of a lacquer shop.
— and another man said:
the gravest moment in my life happens when I sleep during the day.
— and another said:
the gravest moment of my life has taken place in my greatest loneliness.
— and another said:
the gravest moment in my life was my imprisonment in a Peruvian jail.
— and the last man said:
the gravest moment in my life is yet to come.
The Gravest Moment,
César Vallejo
