Calmness
Today I feel like writing about calmness. A rare gift often confused with “having” or the aftermath of reaching a goal. There are a lot of meanings for this particular feeling, but my personal vision about it is more about considering it a priviledge and a scarce resource. It´s quite difficult to define calmness with words, or try to create a “one-size-fits-all” explanation for such an elusive idea, so strange and so beautiful at the same time.
Nevertheless, I can tell about some things that bring calmness into my life: doing something for pleasure: no clock, no rush, no rules. Pure enjoyment, a relaxed stroll with no particular destination, looking around with beginner eyes, reading a good book, letting ourselves into the story the author wanted to tell, listening to good music (whatever is your definition of it), meditate, sharing time with your loved ones, sleeping with no alarm clocks in sight, eating good home-made food…
I could go on forever but instead, I invite you all to join me for a stroll in one of my favorite spots. A place that, despite being near my house, always surprises and reminds me gently that civilization and technology are not the most important things in life. The old man that walks in front of me for some time remembered me about one episode of “The Walking Man”, my favorite book from Jiro Taniguchi.