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Fraction of time
Cars. Yellow, blue, green, grey, cars of more colours and shades than you would be able to imagine right now. New, old, battered, polished, scuffed, cars of various age and condition. Cars moving fast as though jets flied past you, cars full of energy and enthusiasm, cars moving slowly with grace or breathing strenuously with an obvious effort. Cars following shapes of roads, roads narrow or wide, straight or crooked, roads bathed in sunshine and roads hiding in darkness. Cars driven by different types of people – young, old, scowling, laughing or just whistling a tune. People of different races, people dressed in business suits, expensive robes, patchy jackets or…
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Pain
… as sharp as a razor… as dull as a blade… as tiring as a long run… as endless as a bad day If accepted, makes you strongIf refused, makes you lostIf experienced, changes your life for ever Life goes on…And it’s good, isn’t it? We are given love.We are given hope.We are given strength. We just have to go on.
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Relief
It’s been raining todayIt was raining yesterday Perhaps I should be sadthat there is no sunshineand the sky is greyThe earth is soakedand mud is everywhere But instead I’m feelingas if the rain was washing awayall that tiredness of last days I’m feeling like being preparedfor something new coming soon I’m feeling as if each drop of rainwas bringing me strengthand energy for the next days I am at home with my children nowbut I wish I stood outsideand let the rain flow down my bodyto feel its gentle touch on my skin That soothing touch… I wish I stood outside
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Metamorphoses
Just a small rise in temperature is enoughto turn sparkling white snow into muddy and dirty slush. Just an inconspicuous moment of hesitation is enoughto turn a resolution into empty words. Just the slightest breath of laziness is enoughto turn promises into reproaches. Well, be sure that mud won’t turn back into snow.Trust won’t arise from disappointment.But every following minute brings a chance to start again. A chance for me.A chance for you.Because each of us carries the burden of their guilt.
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What a coincidence…
Have you read the novel “The Swarm” written by Frank Schätzing? Its dust jacket contains this description: “Whales begin sinking ships. Toxic, eyeless crabs poison Long Island’s water supply. The North Sea shelf collapses, killing thousands in Europe. Around the world, countries are beginning to feel the effects of the ocean’s revenge as the seas and their inhabitants begin a violent revolution against mankind… “ I’ve read this book and I like it very much though I have to admit that many described scenes and possible events depicted in the story were not pleasant to imagine. Their synonyms would be disaster and catastrophe. But the story definitely helped me to…
