Sunday, September 16, 2007
excerpt 2 from letters
starting yesterday i have begun taking things slower, and being less harsh on myself--- i breathed slower, talked slower, walked slower, and suddenly this age-old advice i hear all the time is taking effect: when one takes things slower, one becomes more fused with the environment, one is able to observe more about one's relationship with the environment and the environment itself. i also realized that i tend to complain less about other people, about the fact that nobody really cares to talk to me, about the pecularities of Berlin, when i take things slower and just fucking shut up and enjoy the quiet company of whoever is next to me-- or the company of myself, where sometimes one feels less lonely being alone than being with someone else.
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Sometimes slower is better, I tend to be an individual that always has something racing on my mind. I can't remember the last time I sat down in a quiet place and just observed without distractions. It's way too easy to fall into a routine and take things around you for granted.
I like comfortable quiet with people, awkward quiet sucks.
I know that excerpt.
a city is big. girl is a woman. a step is a breath.
you are right and I know that slow is not slow. I understand that. speed though is extremely underestimated.
understand speed! that's on my list.
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