Your work does not seem to be engaged with any sort of political or ideological group. Would it be correct to assume that you don’t really have a commitment with any particular group, or is it me that can’t read between the lines?
My literature is totally committed with a new political attitude – man in search of his own identity. It does not talk about the old and used up process of the right/left but there is a revolution that is slowly setting up and that the press doesn’t seem to have detected it yet.
If I had to sum up the whole idea in only one expression, I’d say that the new political attitude for our era is to “die alive.” In other words, being aware and participating of things until the day we die – something that does not occur very often – people end up dying for the world on the day they renounce their dreams. After that, he/she departs to a journey like Ulysses did, accepting his challenges and knowing that sometimes he will have to fight alone but understanding he indeed reflects the entire human race.
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A life lived burning bright, knowing that everything matters, nothing is without consequence and everypassing moment is another chance to change your world. To live in accordance with the beating of your heart, and the shifting of the seasons, knowing the cool wind on your face, the hot sun on your skin and the bite of rain. nothing biege, nothing the same, only similar- this is a life worth living.
I guess it’s a variation on the polite anarchist theme- “We don’t need governments, we can each look to ourselves for guidance, but I’m going to look after my own backyard first,”
Cheers, love your work,
Tom
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Today’s way of living ties us up, we want to be the best in everything without thinking about what we really’d like to be. Instead of looking around we should take a look inside ourselves, but it’s difficult to be “odd” nowadays.
That’s what I think and that’s why I like you Paulo. I see humanity in your writing, a kind of “search” to become a better person to yourself and to the people you can reach.
(Aart muchísimas gracias)
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What a brilliant way to phrase it… to “die alive”. I agree completely. We rarely see people doing this but it is absolutely necessary.
“…but there is a revolution that is slowly setting up and that the press doesn’t seem to have detected it yet.”
I find this particularly true in Latin America. Wouldn’t you say the same? Perhaps the press is aware of it but unable to report it as most press is owned by the very people who would have the desire to hide this type of information.
I think the challenge is not only to “die alive” but also to overcome the super independence prided in our world these days… the notion that we must be different than others. We must learn to find the commonalities in all people. Then we can work together to find ourselves and our purpose.
Just a thought… I won’t go on and on… =)
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bertand russel or was it GB shaw used to say ” there is a time gap of 40 years between when people die and when they are buried” something like that. seems people have caught on te message and we all r trying to reduce that time gap !!! ‘alive till i die’
aditya
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the art of living is to enjoy the living , just don’t forget to enjoy your depressions too…
bo0om
fLUxman
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Tania,
Great fun! :)
Thanks!
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MY LIVING WILL
Here is an email I got the other day, I laughed as it so true of lots of people , ..Blessings Tania
Last night my daughter and I were sitting in the den and I said to her,
“I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine
and fluids from a bottle to keep me alive. That would be no quality of
life at all, If that ever happens, just pull the plug.”
So she got up, unplugged the computer, and threw out my wine.
She’s such a bitch.
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Dear Paulo,
Lots of LOVE and lots of LIGHT! - wherever You go!
:-)
Agnieszka
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I’m dying for another pineapple ;)
Let’s start to enlighten this attitude for love is.
Love
All Ways
Hildegarde
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