#1. Life's been very kind to me - luck has allowed me to indulge in 'the road less travelled' in South America, away from home and familiarity, where my curiosity gets well fed yet at the same time, where the darker and stupid side of me met heart-wrenching solitude, dangerous moments of self-doubt and perhaps a bit of self-loathing. But I believe that every good and bad essentially makes life an enthusiastic one and I'll rather stay stubborn about the idea that all efforts will eventually pay off - it's clear to me that there's a small part of me doesn't like things that come too easily. Having the privilege to live in the East and West, I've come to realise that we human beings living or making a living in the modern society of market, have a lot more in common than what differentiate us. From the “first world” to the “third world”, if they ever exist at all, there's the "rich" who make a fuss out of anything just to make their lives appear less dull, get confused about the ideas of price and value, money and wealth, and those who stay complacent by almost conscious choice; whereas the unlucky ones who get obsessed with their ideological enemies, left discouraged to take better responsibility and individual initiative. That being said, if one is willing to see, off the mainstream spotlight, there're those, regardless of their social status, who are generous with their “ownerships", share and dedicate themselves, without making a noise, in order for other members of the community to grow or to suffer less. The struggle to lead a meaningful and successful life might be intimidating and very likely puts one in a sulk (otherwise those well-educated and blue bloods engaging themselves passionately in blaming and judging must have been extremely happy). But there's a fine line between satire and cynicism. I feel like that there's enough of the latter and I don't want to contribute to that. Alongside the club of snobs there's a brighter side of the humanity. And I'd rather be less judgemental and complain less and give room for backing up the brave action-takers and change-makers, while trying to be more sympathetic to the rest - after all we all have one of those moments being in need of love and attention and some need them more desperately! Many hugs!!!
