Memories

If you stay still and listen closely you’ll discover that memories have voices too. And, as you feel the darkness closing in, you can hear their distinctive pitches. They can even speak different languages, sometimes languages that you didn’t even know existed. But, somehow, you understand. They float around you like those fragile soap bubbles…

Craving for life

I always start my day with a cup of tea, followed by a cup of coffee. I like having at least 40 minutes to myself before I dress myself to work. Usually I read a few pages, but today I could not shake this feeling of hopelessness surrounding me. You see… there’s this dream I…

Dreaming bigger

As this Sunday comes to an end, my mind drifts toward a big glass of wine. I don’t have any, but I wish I did. Because today is my last day of the Easter break which means tomorrow I am back to work. And I wish I wasn’t. Why does this always happen? Why do…

Freedom in a time of quarantine

They may take away our lives, but they’ll never take away our freedom! (Braveheart) Freedom is a concept that describes one’s ability, power or right to act without constraints, no matter the race or gender. It also means the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved. But how can somebody express themselves freely when we…

Quote of the month

It’s utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, suffering and death. I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of the millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky,…

Confinement

We surely are going through some tragic times and the tragedy consists not only in the deaths of so many people, but also in losing the sanity and composure of the healthy citizens. People are losing it. they are getting into fights with the police, husbands are beating up their wives and children. Think about…