I have just finished reading a book by a Japanese author called Yukio Mishima. It resembles a diary and it is about a young boy’s life until early adulthood. What makes it interesting is the style of writing characterized by a very high and strange type of sensibility. The main character which is also the …
Yesterday I had a day off so I met with a friend for a coffee. I haven’t seen her in a while and we always ask ourselves why is that, since we always finish our talks with words of awe towards how productive the conversation was. Maybe we kid ourselves or just like to make …
Ever since love has fallen from classical view of sincere partnership into the intense waves of romantic tragedy, man has developed more and more resistance and evasion skills in this venture. The higher number of divorces from today suggest a bigger flexibility that the lovers have as opposed to other times. Both men and women …
I begin by saying that, since I started naturally (without research, simply reflecting) building upon this subject, I came across a guy that is more of an authority in the domain and he pretty much has the answer to everything with the data to back it up. His name is Philip Zimbardo and this is …
In this piece I want to talk about a different perspective on how we perceive literature. A personal approach which is the fruit of a several years reflection exercise on why should I read fiction (or artistic prose) and why is it so easy for more and more people to replace it with video materials. …
Memories are so precious to us that we choose to store all sorts of things in boxes as cute and unique as possible. Airline tickets, receipts, love cards, souvenirs, are just some of the things that we store. We store things to keep alive memories that we do not want to give up.Every time we …
The dolls have an old, mysterious history. And we all agree that the porcelain dolls are weirder than the cute and fluffy bear. The dolls are the oldest and most popular toys around the world. They are also the most loved by children, being among the first toys and gifts they receive. First, a little …
My husband and I were looking at a piano performance when he suddenly turned to me and said: piano learning made you become a perfectionist. Until recently, I had no idea I was a perfectionist. I thought I was chaotic and messy until I realized that all the chaos in my life is actually scheduled …
Here’s the thing: for almost two months I’m a married woman, but I do not want to have children in the next 2-3 years. My husband wants to, but after we talked and I expressed my point of view, he understands and accepts my decision. And from here we start to develop the idea. I’m …
Before sleeping, I always try to focus on dreaming a nice thing, but this desire gets rid of me night after night. From the spiders who eat me, to loved ones who die or are injured, to absolute loneliness. That’s what keeps me busy during nights. My dreams are totally contradictory to my everyday life, …