Shall we ever learn?

Posted on August 9th, 2008 in Freedom & Rights, History by michele

That’s what I ask myself watching the news today. And the answer I give myself is not good.

War as seen on television is almost like fiction. And it looks far, far away. Always.

Images from a visit to Mostar come vividly to mind. Shall we ever learn?

Zhang Yimou’s Olympics Opening Ceremony

Posted on August 8th, 2008 in Art, Music, Movies & TV by michele

Mesmerized. That’s the only word to describe how I felt as the Olympics Opening Ceremony started. Zhang Yimou’s touch always work on me… :-)

The scarcest quality on Earth

Posted on August 5th, 2008 in My (neuro) life by michele

People are not perfect. Or at least I never met anyone perfect, either man or woman. I obviously include myself as well.

People are not perfect, but even so each person has a set of qualities. Some of them fade in time, e.g. physical beauty, while other remain or even improve during lifetime.

An interesting human quality is honesty. I’m not talking about the kind of honesty that restrains you from robbing a bank. That helps of course, but it’s not the one I mean.

The honesty I’m talking about (maybe it’s not the best choice of word in English) involves truthfullness and fairness, especially when relating to other persons. It’s about telling what you think and what you feel. About not pretending to be someone else or any better that you really are. About being, not appearing.

Truthfullness is the single quality I appreciate most in people, especially in a woman.

Sadly, this quality seems to be the scarcest on Earth. Yes, sadly. Definitely sadly.