Author: MIJOURNALI

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DINTR-O CARTE

Pe română

Că-i mai bine

Câte o frază ( sau mai multe) dintr-o carte

Să citești, să răsfoiești

Joie de vivre, cine știe?

 

“Curajul de a nu fi pe placul celorlalți” – Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

O carte plăcută, ușor de citit, sub forma unui dialog constructiv.

Autor japonez? Filosof japonez? Unde mai pui că discuțiile jonglează prin teoriile lui Alfred Adler.

O carte de citit în Sala Oglinzilor de la Versailles, fără vizitatori.  Nu este despre titlu, ci mai degrabă despre cunoașterea și relaxarea cu privire la propria persoană. Aici nu merge cu “fake it till you make it”.

Păstrăm neuronii în viață! Pe joi!

” Filosoful: Un sentiment de inferioritate normal nu vine din comparația cu alții, ci din comparația cu sinele ideal.

Tânărul: Dar…

Filosoful: Uite ce este, cu toții suntem diferiți. După gen, vârstă, nivel de cunoaștere, experiență, trăsături fizice – nu există doi oameni identici. Să acceptăm încrezători faptul ca alții sunt diferiți de noi. Și nici noi nu suntem identici cu ei, ci egali.

Filosoful: Exact. Fiecare este altfel. Nu confunda diferența asta cu aceea dintre bine și rău, dintre superior și inferior. Oricare ar fi diferențele dintre noi, suntem egali.

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Filosoful: Greșesti profund. Uite, noi nu trăim pentru a satisface așteptările celorlalți.

Tânărul: Ce înseamnă asta?

Filosoful: Dorința disperată de a fi recunoscut duce către o viață în care urmezi așteptările altor oameni, care vor să fii “un anumit tip de persoană”.

Cu alte cuvinte, renunți la ce ești tu de fapt și trăiești viața altora. “

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PLAYBOARD

I wouldn’t call it a moodboard, but certain things are joggling in my head. For those who are willing to keep an open eye: Play!

Playboard of this week:

1. A painting

“The Cholmondeley Ladies” ( Unknown Artist, c. 1600 )

“Two Ladies of the Cholmondeley Family, Who were born the same day, Married the same day, And brought to Bed [gave birth] the same day”.

Unknown artist, Britain; The Cholmondeley Ladies, c.1600-10, Tate T00069 ,digital image © Tate released under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND (3.0 Unported)

Read more about this painting here.

2. An object

“Fat One”

Photo: Erik & Petra Hesmerg

This is quite an interesting object created by a dutch designer, named Aldo Bakker. “Fat One” was made from silver and has the shape of an apple. 

Discover more of his work here.

3.  A dress

Photo: www.forrestlesssleepers.com

Pajama? Kimono? A brand that unfolds what should be kept private and makes it even chic to walk around… covered in silk.

Understandable For Resteless Sleepers!

4. A book

A charming book filled with unique and fragile paintings of a talented romanian artist.

The book: Ștefan Câlția. Locuri

Follow his activity here.

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WHAT I SEE

What do I see?

I saw few sequences from a cartoon series called “Happy Tree Friends”! The title sounds exciting, isn’t it?

A specific program television counting 127 episodes that can be seen by everyone, even by the little children. Since when? Since 1999. At first glance it looks quite attractive for kids to watch these cartoons, though are dedicated to adults.

Sweet and colored characters are having a wonderful time until something unexpected happens. Some “creative” people thought that the world needed unfortunate events and deadly endings to make our days better and eventually a brighter and kind future for the little ones.

A “great” way to educate children by making them comfortable with violence, accidents and death? What could it mean for a little child to watch even one episode, on a mobile screen? I’m not in any position to be an example for anyone, but why pure hearts are not protected from this type of cartoons?

The program series has been banned in the United States and even Russia, but why they are still accessible on Youtube? I don’t know…

“Happy Tree Friends” was created by Mondo Media and watched for so many years on public televisions around the globe. You can see it on Youtube.

Described by IMDb: “A series of horrible sudden deaths keep happening to a group of creatures caused by themselves doing the most stupid things.”

I wonder if Fred Rogers saw this cartoons? He was the opposite of any bad thing in this world. You can see more here.

Unfortunately…after 21 years, these violent cartoons still exist.

Do you see?

 

 

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LAST QUESTION

Cristina

It’s probably a particular moment of wanting to give “the right response who survived” in front of what others will think of.

Real answers depend on what we are capable to imagine and one last question is enough.

@visualcri

What do you wish to keep?

Honestly? I am obsessed with fragrances. I used to buy at least one little bottle of perfume per week. Scents play an optimistic role in my daily routine. Missing something? I’m sure there must be hidden in a forgotten bottle. Right in front of my open window walks her cute dog an old favourite neighbour. I can recognize when she’s outside without even looking, by smelling her signature, it literally flows in the air. I think she loves Guerlain.

Is there anyone who didn’t wished at least one perfume from this charming city?

Each day is special because there is “something in the making” in front of your house, around the corner or in a brasserie that follows to appear in a blink of an eye. Make two steps and a fresh coffee starts to call you by your name: “You need to wake up? Allez viens!”

A warm scent of tea, a puffy bread or sliced oranges could always take me back to the cozy place in Bucharest where my “small” family lives.  If I could just receive a magic power, it would be to transform my beloved parents into everlasting angels. Quite understandable… to keep them for myself.

I wish to keep a secret place of mine, a huge garden with all the enchanting flowers of this world, to plant my own fruits and vegetables.

One day I’ll enjoy my first harvest.  The garden exists already in my imagination and it smells like joy.

 

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IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY

 

Fred Rogers 

Filmul urmează să apară și la noi, însă trailerul îl poți vedea aici: A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Dacă te interesează să descoperi mai mult despre acest model de bunătate, poți citi “The good neighbor” sau viziona filmul său documentar: “Won’t you be my neighbor?”

Fred Rogers (1928-2003)

“It’s you I like,
It’s not the things you wear,
It’s not the way you do your hair–
But it’s you I like
The way you are right now,
The way down deep inside you–
Not the things that hide you,
Not your toys–
They’re just beside you.

But it’s you I like–
Every part of you,
Your skin, your eyes, your feelings
Whether old or new.
I hope that you’ll remember
Even when you’re feeling blue
That it’s you I like,
It’s you yourself,
It’s you, it’s you I like. “

Photo source: Cinemagia 

 

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MON LEMON

LEMON

When my mother was pregnant with me, she had one craving: lemons

I eat them like my favourite thing in the world (by that I mean the whole lemon)

Lemonade? Not for me, and no, I’m not the sourpuss.

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