What is your Life’s Purpose?

I did this internet meme thing on facebook, in which you put your iTunes on shuffle in order to answer Magic 8 ball questions. Here is one which I looked up today:

Q. What is your Life’s Purpose?

A. Villemann Og Magnhild, Putumayo

Villemann gjekk seg te storan å,

Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle

Der han ville gullharpa slå

For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

Villemann gjenge for straumen å stå,

Mesterleg kunne han gullharpa slå

Han leika med lente, han leika med list,

Og fugelen tagna på grønande kvist

Han leika med lente, han leika med gny,

Han leika Magnhild av nykkens arm

Men då steig trolli upp or djupaste sjø,

Det gjalla i berg og det runga i sky

Då slo han si harpe til bonns i sin harm,

Og utvinner krafti av trollenes arm

and the translation is:

Villemann went to the river

To the most beautiful of all linden

This is where he wanted to play the gold harp

Because the runes didn’t augur well

Villeman went to stand up against the torrent

He could play the gold harp brilliantly

He played it gently, he played it clever

The bird calmed down on the green tree

He played it gently, he played it loud

He played Magnhild free out of the arms of the troll

Then the troll rose up from the depth of the lake

It rumbled in the mountains and crashed in the clouds

He hit the harp with all of his concentrated strength

And took away the troll’s strength and power

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That’s what happens when you try to cross bridges. But how about if you just want to build them?