"But Only In Their Dreams Can Men Be Truly Free, T'was Always Thus And Always Thus Will Be."

"But only in their dreams can men be truly free, T'was always thus and always thus will be."

(An extract from Dead Poets Society.)

A movie I shall treasure for ever. I always watch this movie here and there to catch up with myself and observe and see what's different, what's not, what's new, what lacks, what's irrational, what's inspirational in this life I'm leading. It's a life reflection on a cosmic level.

Groping lovers:

You look at me

And I at you,

Your eyes wear an incomprehensible language

And mine are devoid of all language.

I do not understand you

But I feel you.

You do not feel me

But you understand me.

We look further, farther into each other

We unearth moments, details and memories,

It's hopeless, we taste the dust that remains.

And still the wall of silence between us

Is mightier than ever,

Yet our hunger for communication

For connection is mightier for ever.

Perhaps we cannot read each other

Perhaps the silence and all language

Is not enough to contain the way of love

We birthed for each other.

Perhaps we should part ways

And look somewhere else

into someone else

And there maybe we might find each other

Again.

But we must promise to cling into each other,

Mustn't we!

Or perhaps, let's be honest for once and ever,

That there's no perhaps for is in this life.

Let's turn back, hunch our backs in sorrow,

Look away.

Although we are meant to grope somewhere else,

I will always look for you

Anywhere

Anytime

For you are my someone and I am yours

And the way of love we birthed for each other

Is as otherworldly as ever.

@kafkaesquebibliomaniac

(Artwork by Carmackart.)

"This is one moment, But know that another Shall pierce you with a sudden painful joy."

-T.S. Eliot, Murder in the Cathedral-

(Melancolie by Albert György.)

"The true mind can weather all the lies and allusions without being lost. The true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being harmed. Since beginningless time, darkness thrives in the void but always yields to purifying light."

_The Lion Turtle, Avatar: The Last Airbender_

"Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished." And so begins the greatest stories of my teenage years. If grown-ups have the epic trilogy of Lord of The Rings, the kids before them had 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Three seasons, 20/22 episodes each, equally exciting, great characters and by great I mean lost, complex, twisted and relatable. The plot is well written, the episodes are well-wrought to each other that they unfold in a way which mesmerized me as a kid and still do (as an adult). It has a goofy humour and salty sarcasm which entertains and appeals to children and adults equally. The animation is brilliant and likeable, the music is AWESOME... And of course there are dark episode, dark characters, and some themes with dark undertones which are undertaken and portrayed in the best of ways. The show is one of the most influential stories I watched in my teenage years. So I decided to rewatch and revisit certain shows and movies I watched as a child and as an adolescent (let's call it a 2022 resolution). And having started with Avatar:The Last Airbender is thy best decision of January. Aang, Katara, Sokka, Toph, Zuko, Uncle Iroh, Azula... These are characters that have had a lasting impression on me, their intertwining journeys of self-exploration, of self-worth and of enlightenment, plus the their descent to madness, to doubt, to hatred, to prejudice... Together they voice important messages, subjects and themes for their audience to learn, unlearn and relearn. Have you seen the show? If not, consider it. Trust me.

You become so afraid

That you are willing

To surrender your desires

And crawl back into

A sheer safety amid your fears.

@kafkaesquebibliomaniac

(Artwork by Anne Magill.)

Happy Birthday Virginia Woolf 🙏.

"What is the meaning of life? That was all- a simple question; one that tended to close in on one with years, the great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead, there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one."

_Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse_

Virginia Woolf, the writer who took refuge, took resort, took triumph, took life, and took vengence on life with Language. I always recommend her to friends and on social media. She was indeed a troubled woman, that only made her who she is. She wore her sufferings like her best attire. She lived her life but she saw through life in ways that few other writers could. She spoke for many things, she promoted many things, she aspired many things but what she does best is the art of reflection. She conjures up meaning out of nowhere, she pours life into inanimate, intangible things and defeats the ways of life by which it makes a man feels less, feels unimportant, or lost. Her human eye was indeed a beholder of many beauties and her mind a herald of many meanings. #readmorevirginiawoolf