one thought painful casts itself over ceylon wrote.only that which was mild treat it could tell the truth only that which was a wound could see the truth lies that all. the way excavated steep ceilings. i mean land strewn here and about doing grass blows the pattern over the smoke of the wells. in the how. disjointed leaves drops. oh and i cut into stripes and does justice to all. in the one nine hundred sixty s. and i'm himself went through the gates of hell he wrote i see myself most emphatically pushed to my limits to my nowhere he suffered fits of paranoia he was hospitalized prescribed psychiatric medication he stabbed himself with a knife just missing his heart his condition lurched from one low point to the next . the confrontation with my father's mental illness when i was very young was a very disturbing and brutal experience. my mother was the one who very early on. and then language appropriate to my age. and with very differentiated words. explain to me what a mental illness was. and what was going on. after several hospita

ceylon wrote what remains is solitude.n a last attempt to find a place to call home salon traveled to israel in one nine hundred sixty nine he met up with members of the chant of its association. but he felt like a stranger among his old friends and acquaintances. he sensed there mistrust. he was the poet who wrote in the language of the murderous. he called his jewishness the only thing that i still acknowledge in the rubble of my existence my thoughts of israel my fears for israel. the two hundredth anniversary of hoagland's birth in march one nine hundred seventy in the leader khaled auditorium in stuttgart ceylon read from his book lists one for light compulsion which had not yet appeared the poems were inaccessible to the audience he read like a person inflicting violence on himself. every day i must descend into my abyss is he had written to a friend there where there is no light compulsion perhaps as hodell an experienced it in his tower salon went to visit that tower again and sent a postcard with the word standing

ceylon and his friends reveled in the ideals of romanticism and. on the banks of the river put they met to hold readings and sing as a provocation russian revolutionary songs ceylon was attention seeking congenial and cocky and at this age enjoyed clowning around but the poems he would come to write reveal a different sensibility. the. poems from nine hundred thirty eight nine hundred thirty nine the poems got darker you have to remember that war was declared on september nineteenth thirty nine. from that moment on his poetry was overshadowed by the events of the time. i would even say that the shadow of these events had been cast on his life even earlier. we know that from a letter to was promised and i mean eighty three. in it he laments the anti semitism you experienced in his school. shows a keen awareness of the situation and of what was already happening in germany. so his poetry has a melancholy tone from the start it's dominated by melancholy of course not as charged as it would be later a melancholy that recalls for that. his poetry was an

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the island formerly known as ceylon is an idyllic holiday destination for tourists it's best explored by train. a train journey here is always also a journey into the country's colonial past that much becomes clear before we start our journey at the central station in colombo fort in the heart of the city. we buy our tickets at a counter that has a nostalgic air they can then be checked by a friendly conductor. the station building was modeled on victoria station in manchester the traces of the british colonial rulers are everywhere. the british ruled between seventeen ninety six and nine hundred forty eight things were different back then. the many problems we have. and problems. in time they are not into that for their jobs. and there is no workshop people saw not marking time not their. problem. we are in luck our train bound for by doula is waiting already. and. we set off a tough past eight. we're about to go on a train journey that's been described as one of the most picturesque in asia. they will take us from colombo to ella in the highlands via candy a journey of around two hu

. ♪ >> anthony: sri lanka, formerly known as ceylon, was once the crown jewel of the spice trade.cinnamon, chilies, and curry, the envy of the world. these spices built empires. >> anthony: wow. >> kumar: this is the chicken curry. then you have a potato that is spicy. >> anthony: right. >> kumar: then you have the beetroot, and this is one of the traditional samples of sri lanka. >> anthony: right. kumar lopez is a tamil who works for the sri lanka press instite. we sit down for lunch at a local rice and cry joint. >> anthony: so last time i was here was nine years ago. things have changed a lot. >> kumar: i think, yes, i think the fact that we are able to eat today without even thinking that there could be a bomb that could go off at any moment, it certainly a bigger peace that you couldn't expect before. but i believe that peace can go to another stage, another level. in the mindset of those who have been impacted by the war, i think there needs to be further work to be done. >> anthony: after world war ii, the british left sri lanka. over time, the buddhist sinhalese majority

a close to one hundred entries in the eighty ceylon potty classic draws crowds everywhere they go it's like a parade of highlights from eighty five years of automotive art and then drivers enjoy a stress free trip your beautiful countryside. but the this man is glad they don't have to drag out the road map and it's relaxing just to follow the easy timetable. is why points out that they have nothing to argue about. that it isn't always peace love and harmony once in a while someone has to let off some steam. that this man is having trouble with his cooling system you'll need the a.t.f. to help him out a bit. the sure brakes are needed to keep everyone in shape and together at least the drivers don't have to worry about points times and valuations. the top priority here is fun and some urbanites are seeing parts of their country for the first time. and the kind of god this man has been to nearby caught blows but never explored its surroundings and or visited lish play vodou nasco biosphere reserve now he can appreciate the region's natural beauty. the next break is annoyed semi abbey whe

any nutritional opportunity in this program so what we're doing is infusing water with ginger root, ceylons. good for breast health. in the p.m. you add fennel seeds and steep them. >> with the same thing? >> the same thing. i make a big batch. drink it all day long. take it in your purse in a mason jar and helps you to debloat. >> the fennel seeds at night. >> yes, great debloater. very simple beverage. >> if you know this woman, she's all about fiber. she loves -- and so your second commandment is? >> is thou shalt fiber it up. >> girl. [ applause ] >> i don't care if it's every single segment on "gma," i'm going to keep repeating this, this is important. very important, people aren't getting enough of it and there's a lot of research showing that women on a high fiber diet can decrease their breast cancer risk by 16%. >> really? >> that's a lot. a lot and it's good for weight loss. so, here we go. >> how do we get that in our diet? >> people think they're missing the mark. they think they're getting enough. oatmeal. four cups of spinach salad. oh think, oh, i've done it. nope. only eigh