A huge summer storm broke out this evening. The air was yellow, like it would be full of Saharian dust, the wind was blowing and large quantities of water were dropping through the trees all the way to the floor. I was just finishing my practicing for the day, but had to stop – although I thought Tartini sounded really nice in this kind of weather – go to the balcony and watch this wonder.
I just sat there, with my fizz drink and salted nuts, watching perfectly beautifully messy storm unravel.
Why can’t our own, human messines, anger and all that is unpleasant be so interesting and even calming to watch?, I thought.
I remembered how I usually sat here outside on the balcony, looking up the perfect sky, the sunset. And how I would always find things that are lacking. Some unachieved ambition, or a crack in a really wonderful friendship. The lack of companionship that should accompany the serene evening.
But today, on a stormy evening, what I had was enough. It was rich and satisfying.
It’s the same everywhere I look. The more perfect the situation, the more unsettling it feels. Real life awaits in the challenge, waiting for me to tackle it. Beacuse after the storm, even if we don’t want it to happen, we always breathe a little lighter. Maybe simply because we survived. But mostly, because storms freshen the stuffy, perfect, suffocating summer air.
- nedelja, december 08, 2024
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