Once, a short time after arriving in Australia, I found myself sleeping in an abandoned car I had found by the side of the road for a few days, not because I didn’t have money, but because I didn’t have money and couldn’t find any better place. It was not so far from the city, the only catch was that I had to cross the highway to get there, which is, as most hitchhikers know,…
"I can take it"Category: existentialism
me: how have you been? Ale: good, and you? me: not bad any news? Ale: not really me: did you find the meaning of life? Ale: yes me: 42? Ale: nop it has the meaning each one of us wants to give it if you want to suffer, no matter what happens, you will feel suffering if you want to learn, no matter what happens, you are going to learn if you want…
"The meaning of life"
At the time of writing, I found myself on the top of a small hill on the Japanese island of Tsushima. Even though it’s a not such a high hill, from it you can see pretty much the whole island. I can see the only school on the island with some children playing football, I can see the ships coming and going, probably on the way to Korea, some other hills and a few roads…
"Japan"
I have recently come to terms with the fact that its ok to answer “nothing” to the question “what do you do”. Most of my life everyone around me said: “Bruno, you have to do something, you have to be someone, you have to do this and that, you have to be this and that.” You are what you do, they said. Our jobs make us proud, gives us honor, makes us decent people, if…
"Nothing"
While in Germany I learned many valuable things, I learned that there’s not only one solution to a problem, there are infinite. I learned to think outside the box, I learned to be resourceful, I learned to ask for help if I needed it. I learned to give and receive. I learned it’s ok not to work or study. It’s ok to be different. It’s ok to be yourself. And I learned something about myself…
"Germany"
Bruno: What do you mean, you feel lonely? You’re like the strongest and most independent person I know. Friend: Everyone feels lonely sometimes. Bruno: But you have many people who care about you. Friend: Do I? Bruno: Well… No, not really, but people know you, they know who you are. Friend: You care, right? Bruno: Yes, I do but at least you’re still free. Friend: Yes, I’m free in the sense that I can only…
"start a revolution"
Last days I’ve been reading a book called “Season of the witch”. Found it on a shelf at home, and started reading it, despite the silly title, because I had nothing better to do. After 1 hour I stopped reading it and started living it. Few chapters a day, I got very much into the psyche of the protagonist, and the time spent away from the book, it was actually time spent thinking about what the…
"Astral projection"
Friend 2: So, what’s the plan for today? Bruno: Try to figure out what’s the meaning of life. Friend 2: Again with that? There’s no meaning to figure out, I told you. Bruno: So why do we exist? Friend 2: For no reason. We just do. Bruno: I read that the meaning of life was to be happy, and to avoid suffering. And then I read somewhere else it was to prepare for the moment…
"whatever 5"
And there I was, floating invisibly above them, contemplating my younger self, who was giggling shyly while the girl sitting next to him was awkwardly waiting for him to make a move on her. She said her aunt was away and invited him over. She took him to her room, sat on the bed next to him and he just sat there trying to make small talk. It’s not like it was his first time, it’s not…
"You're gonna hate yourself for it"And there I was, floating invisibly above them, contemplating my younger self, who was giggling shyly while the girl sitting next to him was awkwardly waiting for him to make a move on her. She said her aunt was away and invited him over. She took him to her room, sat on the bed next to him and he just sat there trying to make small talk. It’s not like it was his first time, it’s not…
"You’re gonna hate yourself for it"