At the age of 75 the Japanese painter Hokusai (1760-1849) said, “All that I have produced before the age of 70 is not worth taking into account. At 73, I learned a little about the real structure of nature, of animals, plants, trees, birds, fishes and insects. In consequence, when I am 80, I shall [...]
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half way
Posted March 8th, 2010 by Simona David. Comment (0).
doing nothing
Posted January 7th, 2010 by Simona David. Comment (0).
when we get to know somebody new, we inevitably (and very quickly) get to the question “so, what do you do for a living?”… I am always amazed by how much this matters. actually too much. and how we get labeled for that. so, what if I said “I’m a specialist in doing nothing at all”??? or, “I just [...]
how did I change the world today
Posted December 29th, 2009 by Simona David. Comment (0).
today, I felt that I could really change the world - and it just happened. you can ask me: the whole world? well, I’m talking about my world: people around me were more relaxed, smiling, even having fun! wow! and even though they continued to complain about some things, they started to change other things. I was impressed! [...]
under attack
Posted November 3rd, 2009 by Simona David. Comment (0).
watch tv for only 15 min and it’s enough to realize that in Romania people live in a conflict. this is the context and it is not for real. people imagine that they are under attack and this gives them lots of adrenaline or even a meaning for their life - it doesn’t really matter who says what… do I really want to [...]
black
Posted November 3rd, 2009 by Simona David. Comment (0).
what do we, humans, do when we it smells like death around us? I met somebody who reminded me of … you know, the end of it all …there is no perfume which could cover that smell of death … walking death…