Things learned in 2007
Note: your mileage may vary. I don’t “promote” the ideas below - these are merely personal beliefs.
Rather than predict things for 2008, I had rather quietly look back what I can still distinguish with my lantern. So here are things learned in 2007.
One
That when we don’t succeed in something, it’s because we don’t want to. Our national train company in France doesn’t really want to run our trains on time –because if it did, it would. I don’t succeed in letting go of some responsibilities, tasks and constraints, because I don’t really want to. When I cannot find the time and peace to sit down and read a book… when I don’t feel truly happy… when I don’t complete things… it’s all because of not, simply, but truly, wanting to.
Wanting things is difficult. But that’s all it really takes.
Two
That there is nothing that we are here to do. None of us has any duty of doing anything in particular. We don’t have to act, or speak, or share, or shine.
The world will never judge. It is simply here solely for us to shine.
And also
That old rusty bicycles are beautiful – what sitting in a cockpit during a whole flight feels like – how not to repair a computer screen – how a gas heating system and its plumbing work – that some burglars really are stupid – that kiting barefoot is enormous fun – and that there is no thing as pleasurable as re-discovering things.
When I read your post, I decided to do the same thing and speak about the last year. As mine is related to your post, and as it’s written in French (because my English is not as good as yours) I let you decide whether it deserves to be considered as a trackback or not :)
>edit by Olivier: it certainly does!
By the way, thank you for your very nice photos !
Fab – January 24, 2008; 22:00
I totally agree, except with the stuff after “and also”, since those are personal experiences that can’t be agreed or disagreed to. :)
About the first one, I think it really has a lot to do with what I’ve lately been exploring, the question of “what do I really love to do” and a deeper question that this leads to as “who I really am and what I want to be”.
Doing anything just because you have to or think is right in some external sense, while not really really wanting it, isn’t a very sure way towards success. You can succeed, with a lot of discipline, but the most beautiful thing is not requiring so much discipline to succeed, but merely discover yourself, do what yourself is most fitting to do and then succeed completely naturally. :)
I’m still exploring that topic and so far I love the journey.
I wish you the most profound and happy new year, or the next 11 months left. :)
Cheers
Danijel Orsolic – January 25, 2008; 17:00
Thank you both for your comments =)
ariadacapo – January 30, 2008; 22:00