As the fox tells the Little Prince in the famous book of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the most important things in life cannot be seen with eyes, but with heart. "The essential is invisible to the eyes."
I knew this story since the early school years, but was just entering the adulthood when I got the book as a present. Have to say it has been one of the best gifts ever, it is a fantastic story. What makes the book even dearer to me is the silencing fact that the giver died, totally unexpectedly, just a few weeks after giving me this present. For me it has become the last message from her. The many wise words from The Little Prince are excellent rules of life, and I'm grateful for the treasure.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
About Fear
Lately I have become scared of many things. Fear is probably the most terrible of all feelings.
Of course life is not only about my illness. In the middle of all this I also try to remember to put my problems in proportions. Still, I'm afraid of not being able to see little birds anymore, or an amazing starry sky in the night... Mostly I'm scared of not being able to work normally anymore.
I'm so afraid of becoming chronically sad.
Of course life is not only about my illness. In the middle of all this I also try to remember to put my problems in proportions. Still, I'm afraid of not being able to see little birds anymore, or an amazing starry sky in the night... Mostly I'm scared of not being able to work normally anymore.
I'm so afraid of becoming chronically sad.
The Power of Music
A friend of mine once said that the most important thing in life is music. I remember being surprised about her thought. I still don't share the opinion but I can understand it - life would be very boring without music.
When I was 14, I had an operation and had to stay in the hospital for a while. There are not many details I can remember about that visit but I know exactly which songs I was listening to while lieing there.
This time at the hospital my earphones filled my mind with old favourites Bo Kaspers Orkester, Don Johnson Big Band, Damn Seagulls. And there were more, much more. Thanks to Disco Ensemble, Anna Ternheim, Placebo and Kate Bush, Zero 7, Tori Amos and Foo Fighters, my stay was easier. Music can really be a source of happiness.
The surgery itself went fine. However, while the operation helped my eye in one aspect, it also damaged it in another. This risk was known all the time. Now, my eye is being treated to fix the injury caused by the cuts on the surface. So patience is still being required...
When I was 14, I had an operation and had to stay in the hospital for a while. There are not many details I can remember about that visit but I know exactly which songs I was listening to while lieing there.
This time at the hospital my earphones filled my mind with old favourites Bo Kaspers Orkester, Don Johnson Big Band, Damn Seagulls. And there were more, much more. Thanks to Disco Ensemble, Anna Ternheim, Placebo and Kate Bush, Zero 7, Tori Amos and Foo Fighters, my stay was easier. Music can really be a source of happiness.
The surgery itself went fine. However, while the operation helped my eye in one aspect, it also damaged it in another. This risk was known all the time. Now, my eye is being treated to fix the injury caused by the cuts on the surface. So patience is still being required...
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