Archive for October, 2006

impersonal

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

…she was quite loud, impersonal. something unsettling in her way of saying things, like there was no past between them, like they were suddenly new to each other.

– i’m about to leave, but perhaps we can talk tomorrow – she said, nonchalantly.

– sure. whatever you want – he said, in a sad, grey, fathomed tone.

and then she hanged up, he thought. the silence was beyond what a telephone auricular usually whispers. after a minute or so, he checked the phone line by tapping on the hang trigger. no response. the line seemed to have died suddently.

it felt like something got broken, but like green twigs. no sound, not a crack, not hurtful. just broken, almost bent, but broken.

the house felt a little more chilling than before. but he thought it was just psychosomatic. all the windows were closed, and it was winter. perhaps a little more humid, he thought.

he stood up slowly, like he weighted a tonne. then he stepped slowly to the living room, then to the reading room.

he sat in his designer’s armchair which let out a moaning while he rest his legs and body. strange sounds today, he thought. very strange sounds.

he took his newspaper and started to read. but it seemed unfruitful. his eyes couldn’t focus, his head felt like on first gear. it did not make sense, he felt he was reading, but couldn’t even recall what was that he was reading about. his mind was not somewhere else, but nor it was here. it felt like it did not exist anymore. the whole sensation started to feel real, understandable. the feeling of floating started to emerge to his consciousness. his arms were there, but he couldn’t feel them. same as the legs, eyes and mouth. then he noticed he was breathing. slowly, independently, almost like not caring for air, mechanically. he slowly regain a notion of what was around, it being just his breathing. it was all that happened, nothing else. nothing else in the room, nothing else in the world.

he thought, for a second:
– even this is better than crying…

Here’s Where The Story Ends

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

People I know, places I go, make me feel tongue-tied
I can see how people look down, they’re on the inside
Here’s where the story ends
People I see, weary of me showing my good side
I can see how people look down
I’m on the outside
Here’s where the story ends
Ooh here’s where the story ends

It’s that little souvenir of a terrible year
Which makes my eyes feel sore
Oh I never should have said, the books that you read
Were all I loved you for
It’s that little souvenir of a terrible year
Which makes me wonder why
And it’s the memories of your shed that make me turn red
Surprise, surprise, surprise

Crazy I know, places I go
Make me feel so tired
I can see how people look down
I’m on the outside
Oh here’s where the story ends
Ooh here’s where the story ends

It’s that little souvenir of a terrible year
Which makes my eyes feel sore
And who ever would’ve thought the books that you brought
Were all I loved you for
Oh the devil in me said, go down to the shed
I know where I belong
But the only thing I ever really wanted to say
Was wrong, was wrong, was wrong

It’s that little souvenir of a colourful year
Which makes me smile inside
So I cynically, cynically say, the world is that way
Surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise, surprise
Here’s where the story ends
Ooh here’s where the story ends

— The Sundays

giving in

Sunday, October 29th, 2006

something came to me while taking a shower, after your messages.

love is a debt. love is a commitment. love is owing, whether you like it or not.

what might change is the reason and outcome of that debt.

love is owing someone else love. love is wanting to give the best. love is a bond that cannot be broken by reality.

if you don’t acknowledge this, you won’t be able to love. passions, emotions, feelings, urges, craves, sex, yes. but not love. love is not bound by those things, but it can grow from them, and on them.

but it is not so far-fetched. after all, it works like that everywhere. you love your work, you’re commited to it. you work long hours, you do your best regardless of feedback. you excel and outcome your finest. and all even without needing to. just by wanting to.

in your life, if you love yourself you won’t feel you owe anything to yourself. you just want yourself to be in the best situation possible, surrounded bu the best environment possible. cause you know you deserve it. period.

so why when it comes to people, the issue gets so tainted? i still don’t know.

but i know one thing after today. loving is not about getting back.

it is about giving in.

esto tambien pasara

Wednesday, October 25th, 2006

Hubo una vez un rey que dijo a los sabios de la corte:

—Me estoy fabricando un precioso anillo. He conseguido uno de los mejores diamantes posibles. Quiero guardar oculto dentro del anillo algún mensaje que pueda ayudarme en momentos de desesperación total, y que ayude a mis herederos, y a los herederos de mis herederos, para siempre. Tiene que ser un mensaje pequeño, de manera que quepa debajo del diamante del anillo.

Todos quienes escucharon eran sabios, grandes eruditos; podrían haber escrito grandes tratados, pero darle un mensaje de no más de dos o tres palabras que le pudieran ayudar en momentos de desesperación total…

Pensaron, buscaron en sus libros, pero no podían encontrar nada.

El rey tenía un anciano sirviente que también había sido sirviente de su padre. La madre del rey murió pronto y este sirviente cuidó de él, por tanto, lo trataba como si fuera de la familia. El rey sentía un inmenso respeto por el anciano, de modo que también lo consultó. Y éste le dijo:

—No soy un sabio, ni un erudito, ni un académico, pero conozco el mensaje. Durante mi larga vida en palacio, me he encontrado con todo tipo de gente, y en una ocasión me encontré con un místico. Era invitado de tu padre y yo estuve a su servicio. Cuando se iba, como gesto de agradecimiento, me dio este mensaje —el anciano lo escribió en un diminuto papel, lo dobló y se lo dio al rey-. Pero no lo leas —le dijo— manténlo escondido en el anillo. Abrelo sólo cuando todo lo demás haya fracasado, cuando no encuentres salida a la situación—

Ese momento no tardó en llegar. El país fue invadido y el rey perdió el reino. Estaba huyendo en su caballo para salvar la vida y sus enemigos lo perseguían. Estaba solo y los perseguidores eran numerosos. Llegó a un lugar donde el camino se acababa, no había salida: enfrente había un precipicio y un profundo valle; caer por él sería el fin. Y no podía volver porque el enemigo le cerraba el camino. Ya podía escuchar el trotar de los caballos. No podía seguir hacia delante y no había ningún otro camino…

De repente, se acordó del anillo. Lo abrió, sacó el papel y allí encontró un pequeño mensaje tremendamente valioso:
Simplemente decía “ESTO TAMBIEN PASARA”.

Mientras leía “esto también pasará” sintió que se cernía sobre él un gran silencio. Los enemigos que le perseguían debían haberse perdido en el bosque, o debían haberse equivocado de camino, pero lo cierto es que poco a poco dejó de escuchar el trote de los caballos.

El rey se sentía profundamente agradecido al sirviente y al místico desconocido. Aquellas palabras habían resultado milagrosas. Dobló el papel, volvió a ponerlo en el anillo, reunió a sus ejércitos y reconquistó el reino. Y el día que entraba de nuevo victorioso en la capital hubo una gran celebración con música, bailes… y él se sentía muy orgulloso de sí mismo.

El anciano estaba a su lado en el carro y le dijo:

—Este momento también es adecuado: vuelve a mirar el mensaje.

—¿Qué quieres decir? —preguntó el rey—. Ahora estoy victorioso, la gente celebra mi vuelta, no estoy desesperado, no me encuentro en una situación sin salida.

—Escucha —dijo el anciano—: este mensaje no es sólo para situaciones desesperadas; también es para situaciones placenteras. No es sólo para cuando estás derrotado; también es para cuando te sientes victorioso. No es sólo para cuando eres el último; también es para cuando eres el primero.

El rey abrió el anillo y leyó el mensaje: “Esto también pasará”, y nuevamente sintió la misma paz, el mismo silencio, en medio de la muchedumbre que celebraba y bailaba, pero el orgullo, el ego, había desaparecido. El rey pudo terminar de comprender el mensaje. Se había iluminado.

Entonces el anciano le dijo:

—Recuerda que todo pasa. Ninguna cosa ni ninguna emoción son permanentes. Como el día y la noche, hay momentos de alegría y momentos de tristeza. Acéptalos como parte de la dualidad de la naturaleza porque son la naturaleza misma de las cosas.

‘but then’

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

my favourite phrase. look around and you’ll notice.

the time spent with your rose…

Saturday, October 14th, 2006

there’s something that ties us up to others, those ‘special one’ others. but right now i wouldn’t be able to say what that is.

love, it can be supposed. but then, aren’t we all bound to it? nope. that’s the magic. we’re not fucking bound to it.

love is a commodity these days. we use it to assert social possitions, to behave erraticly and justify, to stay on higher ground, to mischief up it all. aren’t we wicked?

love shall be just an extreme deep feeling of happiness due to someone else’s happiness. the rest is just plain human condition…

feelings are highly overrated

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

feelings are highly overrated

after all, is there anything feelings make you do that really makes sense? usually not. if it makes sense it is sensible. and if it is sensible it does not have to do with feelings. emotions fog your view of things, and make you jump into conclusions. feelings are strong forces that push you somewhere, disregarding good advice, common sense and even logical forces that are consequent with your life and environment. sensibility makes every decision a selfish one, no matter the reason. satisfying yourself is the ultimate goal of doing regarding feeling.

and the most dangerous one: once feelings change, there’s no apparent reason for what you did.

feelings are highly overrated