I Am In Love
To look at you clearly, calmly, and say "I don't know if I'm in love with you" was one of the most difficult yet frivolous truths I have dared to utter in my life. I didn't know that I didn't know, and yes, I didn't know. I had not been in that position and had not known the advent of love so many times that I could vehemently acknowledge its presence. I did what the rest of the world does, with the same cluelessness that movies and TV shows cultivate, the one with big words and big promises, waiting for music from the heavens to play and for passion that engulfs the inner world. I didn't know that I didn't know and for that I am absolving me. It was…
The People of the Castles
In the very distant past people did not have the internet. They lived in their own place which was usually far away from other places and their information about other peoples and other places was fragmented and always through third parties. Few people visited other places systematically or even once in their lifetime, most did not interact with other peoples or cultures. As local populations grew, and settlements, villages, towns and cities sprang up here and there, and as the world became more geographically dispersed, communication began to strengthen. Oral, written, systematic. Communication made evident the diversity of peoples, cities, kingdoms, and then states. Other places, other customs; each place with its own nature, and therefore with a different life compass. From its natural resources to its people, and above…
The Pendulum Movement
Free public domain CC0 photo. More: View public domain image source here At some point in my life my relationship with food changed radically. Somewhere along the line, I became convinced that I had too many toxins in me and began a series of radical detoxes that all but one were based on drastic elimination of food groups and monophagy. All were also based on some old healing method that had obvious results or a newer version of an old therapy principle as it had been translated into our modern lifestyle. They were all wonderful in their own right. They provided me with excellent clarity, health, loss of excess weight, a strong body and of course detoxification. I am not sure exactly what I detoxed from, perhaps I was eventually…
Anger, Sadness and Panaceia
Clear goals in my life were largely set at a young age. Tangible life stages with visible impact and form: studies, profession, relationships with others, children, financial independence, continuous education, entertainment, travel, etc. But also intangible pursuits of mental well-being based mainly on values: how I live my life, how I stand in different life situations, how I navigate dilemmas, how I envision and realize who I am, how I invest my vital energy, how I face death, etc. Apparently many of these seemed relatively simple affairs; I was studying for my studies, working for my profession, planning for my travels, and so on. As long as the goals were modest and ordinary, a rational preparation and a basic planning, together with the simplicity of the circumstances around them usually…