Issue nº 189 – Inventory of normality
Edição nº 189 – Inventário da normalidade
Edición nº 189 – Inventario de la normalidad
Édition nº 189 – Inventaire de la normalité
Edizione nº 189 – Inventario della normalità
Issue nº 189 – Inventory of normality
Edição nº 189 – Inventário da normalidade
Edición nº 189 – Inventario de la normalidad
Édition nº 189 – Inventaire de la normalité
Edizione nº 189 – Inventario della normalità
I believe that when we look for love courageously, it reveals itself, and we attract even more love. If one person really wants us, everyone does. But if we’re alone, we become even more alone. Life is strange…
Styled with arrariv
BUT the BIGGEST COMMAND STAYS: ” love each other some the others ” all
Thelma , Paul from Austia , christina , paulo ,savita, hope , annie , jessica , santosh
Because there is the biggest command and the others follow it, and nothing can force it, and nothing has to make him be afraid or destabilize him
Keep in itself the love and Live it with ALL (even if they are different, even if the eyes do not see, even if the eyes do not hear, even if their heart is closed all are to be loved)
MAIS LE PLUS GRAND COMMANDEMENT RESTE : “aimez vous les uns les autres ”
car il reste le plus grand commandement et les autres le suivent , et rien ne peut le contraindre , et rien ne doit le faire craindre ou le déséquilibrer
garder en soi l’amour et le Vivre avec TOUS ( même s’ils sont différents , même si leurs yeux ne voient pas , même si leurs yeux n’entendent pas , même si leur coeur est fermé …. tous sont à aimer )
Dear Thelma, don’t give this crackpot even the time of day… I wouldn’t mind some that stuff he is smoking though…;) Love, Paul
PS: I guess moderation is non-existent at weekends? Dangerous…?
Dear Me:-], yes you called me ‘Dear sweet Thelma’, trying to soothe the bad imppression you had already made before, while you were throwing your poison and hoping that me being so … sweet I would not have realized your meanness.
To have a strong side, like a Mars/Scorpio ascendant does not necessarily mean that it is a … bad side, but it is the power that gives us the strength to .. keep our minds when everyone around is loosing his. {Remember the poem ‘IF’].
By the way Lysistrata is a .. female name so sometimes it is better to be informed first in order to avoid misunderstandings and when you start a .. war you must be prepared and show respect. I do not think that … jealousy, the way you put it, is a quality of God and as … Paulo Coelho said love is free, but we must not let jealousy blind us.
LOVE,
Thelma
You’re RIGHT Thelma, I called You my dear sweet Thelma, because I see only Your velvet glove. I prefer to see in all only their positive side. YOU said you’re “Scorpio”, and YOU allude that I am impolite, spinster, jealous witch :-(
I am not impolite, I am not false, I am not spinster, and I am not witch! I am just little jealous of my Hansome Prince, but the jealousy is one quality of God. :-D (Exodus 34:14)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=btIaNd-CphA&feature=related
Dear Phil Collins!!, please forgive me for not ..knowing you. You see, I belong to another …. ancient era, the romantic!
You call me … dear sweet Thelma, because you see only my velvet glove, Libra! Inside it, there is an iron, Scorpio… hand, ascending. I am what I chose and never … impolite, like some other… spinster, jealous witches. They should know that I have my own .. prince taking me wherever I please and insecurity brings .. disaster.
Why don’t you all take ..your masks/pseudonyms off for a change? Carnival has not come yet.
Have a nice evening, all of you.
LOVE,
Thelma
My dear all ‘above’, whoever you are hiding behind pseudonyms, my Silence and blessings are my answer to you!
Love,
Thelma
Dear friend Thelma,
“Face Values” – is Phil Collins’ most famous and successful Album.
(He is the guy who gets left behind for an Iguana in the video)
Difficult choice though, the Porsche or the driver. With luck, both. I guess you’re not into pop then Mrs Thelma?
“Turn it on Again” – is A very popular song by Genesis and was the name of their last world tour. The song is sung of course by their lead singer, who happens to be none other than, Phil Collins.
So there you have the trivial pursuit answers of the day :))
Love the one your with, HP
Dear friend ‘Handsome Prince’, You can’t dance, I can’t dance either but … I have started some .. lessons so that to help the … miracle be ..performed by the Universe.
In the … meantime you will have to be .. carefull, because, now “The Devil and …Cinderella wear Prada!!!
LOVE,
Thelma
p.s. What is the ‘Face Values? T.
Dear Cinderella,
There’s just one, not so small, problem ☹
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bDD103kHLs
Maybe you can wait for the next Ball Season? (As you can see, I need to take classes) Miracles can be assisted by the universe you know ☺
Will you pick me up in your Porsche? Please leave the Iguana at home.
You’ll have to take me at “Face Values” though!
So, till we “Turn it on Again”, bye bye for now, HP
My dear Cinderela it only took a few .. hours of … the ’strike’ to make your Prince …bring to the ,,, Palace the .. crystal shoes or ..Prada boots!!
I am sure, now, that I write you are still spleeping, resting from too much dancing and .. kissing.
Have a nice day and much … daydreaming.
LOVE,
Thelma
christina , christina 21 oui …les pieds nus sur le sable , et dans l’eau les couleurs sur une page toile …
21 oui …mais 21 Jean 14 à lire
+ Les 10 commandements de la joie :
1° La joie , à Dieu , demanderas
chaque matin fidèlement
2° Calme et sourire montreras
Même en cas de désagrément
3° En ton coeur , tu te rediras
Dieu qui m’aime est toujours présent
4° Sans cesse , tu te rediras
Dieu qui m’aime est toujours présent
5° La tristesse tu banniras
De toi impitoyablement
6° Plainte et critique éviteras
Il n’est rien de plus déprimant
7° A ton travail tu t’emploieras
D’un coeur joyeux allègrement
8° Aux visiteurs réserveras
Un accueil toujours beinveillant
9° Les souffrants réconforteras
En t’oubliant totalement
10°En répandant partout la joie
Tu l’auras pour toi sûrement
Oasis del corazón, a esta agua beberé
christina , christina … les pieds nus sur la plage , dans l’eau jeter à la mer les couleurs de la vie sur une page toile …
christina , christina … c’est le numéro 21 oui , mais 21 jean 14 à lire
+ les 10 commandements de la joie =
1° La joie , à Dieu , demanderas
chaque matin fidèlement
Fairy Godmother is responsible for dresses… The Handsome Prince for shoes… ;) ;)
… the WAR..
The Brokeback Mountain.
Sorry, wrong spelling.
LOVE,
Thelma
- Women of …Athens, sorry, of Paulo Coelho’s Blog, Christina and Cinderella and Penelope, when we say no … sex for …stopping the was, no I mean for a pair of Prada Boots ‘made for walking’, we mean all of us !!!! No cheating and no ..suitors.. And take care of the X films on T.V. too and of ..’Broadback mountain’.
LOVE,
Thelma
My dear Paul from Austria, you are so oooo right! There are so many .. birds out there, we may … lose the … provider!!! ;]Lysistrata was …so clever! She had put all women under the same oath!!
LOVE,
Thelma
How true your words “Lysistrata” ;)… how true… but don’t forget that weapons can be turned against you…;) right Paulo? ;)
Dear Christina,
… these boots aren’t made for walking…
Very fashionable indeed… but comfortable? ;-)
Love, Paul
My dear ‘YOUR WIFE CHRISTINA’ how can he resist you? Is there anything ,we, wives, cannot succeed, as long as we ‘know’ where and when to ask?? Remember … Lysistrata!!
Love,
Thelma
here we are , the truth
I found lots of true things in this ‘inventory of normality’ but what really striked me as an issue close to me was 8] – concerning the so called “people with no ambition”. Judging people by what we ourselves think to be right or wrong is one of the things that people just CAN’T restrain from doing, even when they are judged likewise.
THELMA, THELMA
oui c’est vrai , mais la conscience n’a pas d’âge , dieu merci
et nous sommes là , tous là , même si les kilomètres nous séparent , nous savons que d’autres sont présents , et c’est cela l’important
merci le net , merci Paulo de faire le lien
Yes it’s true, but the consciousness is not of age old, god thank you
And we are all there, there, even if kilometres separate us, we know that the others are present, and it is it importing it
Thank you the net, thank you Paulo to make the link
Dear Sefer JAN, we are ‘friends’ and we are the ‘victims’ of a ‘paradox’ as you say above, war!! {Paradox is a … Greek word = παράδοξο.}
I have noticed your clever and wise comments and I was amazed to find out how young you are. I tried to read your profile and I could not read your ..language. It seems that you are from .. Turkey or Cyprus. ;] So near and so … far! I am sure we will meet sometimes.
LOVE,
Thelma
This list made me thinking “oh,oh, I also discover some parts of my behaviour in this list”. It’s like a mirror and as such very helpful for opening my eyes and asking myself if all those “normal things” (according to society) are really the right way to live one’s life.
I would like to continue this list after Adina’s suggestions…
61] Asking “how are you?” and not listening to the answer / not being interested in the answer.
62] Always replying “I am fine” although one feels like crying.
63] Calling someone a friend without even knowing about his birthday, his favorite meal or what brings the greatest joy to him.
64] Saying “yes” because “no” is impolite and could lead to the uncomfortable situation to stand to one’s opinion.
65] Juding / condemning / admiring people according to the visible.
66] Complementing somebody although it’s not the truth.
67] Juding the quality of people according to the developmental stage of their countries and its infrastructure, economic vitality and history. (e.g. prejudices against Eastern Europe, Africa, the Third World, etc.)
68] Calling people “flexible” and “successful” who are able to forget about their own responsibility while doing their job, instead blame their boss for each bad decision, seek the faults on other colleagues and sell success and good ideas of others as their own result.
69] In contrast, calling people “revolutionary” or “incorrigibly romantic” who act responsibly at work, fight for fair decisions, keep for each decision also the human side in mind and create a friendly atmosphere at work.
70] Threating exclusively those people in a very friendly, respectful and attentive way who seem to be of great help, either due to their professional position or position in society, out of financial or other reasons.
71] Always being in a hurry and saying “I don’t have time” – if one is at work, on the way home or sleeping, with his friends, his family or on his own, on holidays or or at lunch just around the corner.
72] Not being able to sit and relax without doing anything, because the other one has just left the table for some minutes or because a film at the cinema requires one’s attention. And instead of leaning back and relaxing, taking the mobile phone and checking if there was a call or at least a SMS.
73] Going out with someone and then having telephone calls of one hour beside him because it’s important right now.
74] Announcing “the War against the Evil” and imprison people without the possibility to talk to a lawyer, an investigation about their guilt and a fair lawsuit.
75] Declaring Human Rights as basic rights for everybody and then excluding groups of people.
76] Dividing belligerent parties in “good” and “bad”, “black” and “white”, “aggressor” and “victim” – without asking what each party contributed to a war, where each party’s responsibility for a war lies and what both of them can do toghether for stopping the war.
77] Not caring about how someone feels but what he/she contributes to society, job, success,…
…to be continued.
Alexandra: if I don’t completely misunderstand Mr. Coelho and his inventary, he also wants to say, that if we really listen to our inner voice deep inside ourselves, to our real conscience, to our feelings and our deepest belief what is indeed “human”, “fair”, “good”, “right” – then we would discover that all those “normal” things (seen by society as such) are absolutely absurd, then we possibly wouldn’t need rules from society and not even laws. As long as we follow to what society says, what “one” says, what “is normal” although we feel that is absolutely horrible, those patterns and rules are the only thing we have as a “guideline”. Sounds like a vicious circle.
All the best for the new year, love and happiness!
Andrea
26] When you enter an elevator, looking straight at the door and pretending you are the only person inside, however crowded it may be.
#26 is so funny, awkwardly true and yet it is considered socially normal.
My dear Sido, i loved what you said…”sometimes one can make for thousands”…As “my captain, my captain” had said, “whatever they say to you, ideas CAN change the world”.. Thank you so much for being reminded of that..
Love and Graditude
Annie
“This is so funny your Number 4 and 5 on your survey.
Being the new year, i just came into work the other day having a few weeks off, i am in Sydney Australia.
The man that i sit next too when i walk in, said to me “Ange, Cant you wait to retire?” he didn’t even say hello how was your holidays – i looked at him and said “what do you plan to retire from life?” …and he said “no retire from work, everyone hates work”…to which i replied “what would you be doing if you weren’t here now”….and to that he couldn’t answer.
I believe if what you are doing is not finding you pleasure, change it now!
Well,I agree with almost all points.You so right,but now I will be a little mischievious.Lately I agree on everything you say,now I will put the problem that way:What would be if there were not rules,no laws,I mean no patterns that anybody respect.It would be a nice chaos.I know is not the thing you talk about.Even I think in your way.But sometimes I feel so tired fighting against prejudices…And I am such a rebel,my ,my.Stange thing is that people that doesnt know me form near,see me like a distant ,cold,sensible person.Nothing like that.All contrary.I am wondering how is possible that people see the reverse of me?And my friends,sometimes tells me I am really very different that they thought,knowing me only as an image.
I am afraid that nr. 39 can be applied to me, so I have to hurry up and change something about my daily routine before it is too late !
Love,
Luce
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48] Havind the “feeling” that everyone is in competition with you and wants to steal something from you
49] Feeling that there is not enough space for you in this huge universe to manifest yourself
50] Feeling that you are too young or too old to do what you want to do
51] Feeling that 24 hours = 1 hour and that there is no time left to … live and create something
52] Being afraid to say what you think and what you believe
53] Feeling ridiculous when speaking about spiritual issues and soul needs
54] Lying yourself
55] Eating only cancerigene food, wahing us and clothes and everything with chimical mixed substances,breathing poisoned air and then asking ourselves: “Why am I sick?”
56] Finding hard to make up with a person we made sad
57] Hidding from society, but feeling sad when we don’t go to a party
58] Loving on-line communication insted of face to face communication
59] Loving TV insted of books
60] Feeling there is no placce right for us on this planet and chosing another country to find “ourselves” insted of doing this home
I agree with 47. And I think hell is a way of existence of the soul that we create. We build this world or …not.
I think that people feel safe to follow the road that others have followed. They just repeat the same steps and movements. Novelty makes them feel ‘in danger’. Mimic and envy governs the lives of ‘ordinary’, normal people. Fashion and beauty patterns dominate and provide money to the ’system’. The world’s economy, studies, professions, way and .. standrard of life is based on materialism. So ordinary ‘normal’ people live, retire and die in boredom.
For me the normal and healthy is to .. question everything. To go against the .. flow. To .. create your own way and standards in everything. To live in … your own style and not follow any rules. To learn the … rules, but to … try to improve them or break them. To put our own touch in everything, even when smiling and saying good morning to ..strangers may attract the … criticism of our loved ones!! I was ‘lucky’ in this respect. I was never obliged to put a .. uniform or a professional … face on.
The beauty is in simplicity and respect to the divine present of life.
LOVE,
Thelma
Complimenti, avete fatto un ottimo lavoro.
Spero tutti possano trovare il coraggio (amore) per rifiutare queste stupide regole.
Annie annie ,
tu t’ouvres au monde une deuxième fois et tu ressens de plus en plus
Annie , annie … si tu pouvais leur dire ton bonheur de vivre différemment
Annie annie,
You open to the world second time and you feel more and more
Annie, annie if you could tell them your happiness to live differently
and you , and you too
mais quand je regarde le film des “poètes disparus” ou que je pense à “my captain , my captain” et que je connais la fin du film : le professeur se fait licencier de son poste
mais ils ont vécu des instants qui ont marqués leur existence à tout jamais et ils savent et ils peuvent et ils transmettront des valeurs différentes et des actions différentes
faire ou ne pas faire , avec une tête 2 bras et 2 jambes ( l’homme est bien limité devant la tache ! ! ! ) mais cela vaut le coup de changer les choses
parfois 1 peut faire pour des milliers ….
But when I look at the film of the disappeared ” poets ” or what I think of in ” my captain, my captain ” and that I know the end of the film: the professor is dismissed of his post
But they lived moments which stood out their existence for ever and they know and they can and they will pass on different values and different actions(shares)
Make or not make, with a head 2 arms and 2 legs (the man is limited well in front of the spot!!!) but it is worth it to change things
Sometimes 1 can make for thousands….
tellement vrai , ET tellement malheureusement vrai ! ! ! à pleurer si j’étais encore un enfant !!
So really, AND so regrettably really!!! To cry if I was another child!!
Thank you for this list..
we live in a very strange world i have to say…and all these seem so weird to me!!! my sister yesterday told me that this world and this life will be very difficult for me if i dont change, because of this ‘normality’..i really dont care..i want to be me, even if others put me the label of crazy or immature or childish or whatever else …
Love and Graditude
Annie
We have many such paradoxes in today’s world.
One of them is “making wars for peace”.