An English Journey

Look around you. Things are objects, stuff , concepts, matters, affairs , facts, features, tasks, phobias, obsessions, remarks , possessions, equipment. People are people like your husband, your wife, your son, your grandmother, your archenemy , a stranger, yourself. And then there is your thing, your cup of tea , what floats your boat . Life is all about that but, what are the unique or essential components required to live a life? As of April 2017, we are 7.5 billion people in the world. If you could ask them all the same question, each one would give you a different answer. Maybe that is precisely one of the characteristics that make us human, our ability to think independently. Our planet Earth is suffering, struggling, fighting a losing battle . Our planet is finite and so are its resources. We must become aware that indefinite population growth is not an option. Experts have been raising concern about overpopulation for a long time. The reason is simple: it is the ...

I soothe myself by having a warm and mind-refreshing bath. Far from agitation and disturbance , far from annoyances and other niggling thoughts, I do my own thing. Sometimes, especially in the past, I would feel as if I was an alien. Not now, not today, maybe not even anymore. I allow myself to take a deep breath, to exhale profoundly, to wander. All our senses are interlaced , tangled as a stiff and attracting spider web. However, I guess I would not be able to stand a hearing loss. I can now close my eyes, a skilful classical piece of music could do the trick when needed. This one is Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, a masterpiece written for violin and piano. The A tonality is unable to unveil the minor character except for when it is essentially unavoidable , creating an increasing drama in each turn and twist.  A first movement full of energy and tragedy provokes the soul, awakening any hibernating creature. Then comes the energetic and invigorating se...

- “ Dearest Sucre, you know full well that neither will I stand in your way if you want to have intercourse with her, nor am I asking you to pose as an accomplished dog.” Sucre was watching the clock. “Shall I give you a piece of advice?”, I told him tactfully. - “Sure, go ahead” was his quick response. Deep down , I knew he was going to ignore it. - “Please, don’t be so rough, a bit of foreplay would pave the way . Look for a beautiful hideout . ” Later on, it just so happened that his fiancée was only in the mood for a play date . Sucre, unable to think clearly, had a knee-jerk reaction and started to shiver . - “Darling, you look worried; what’s the matter?”, she asked him uneasily . It seemed as though my appeal was going to fall on deaf ears . Without further ado , his gloomy expression apparently did the trick . He was coaxing her beloved girlfriend into stopping the child’s play. He threw caution to the wind and had the cheek to mount her in pu...