Just returned from a semi long walk, semi long because it snowed day before yesterday which was actually seasons first snow and today even though temperature was dipping below freezing, we had sunshine, which is killer icy condition,and I would know, I have lived 14 winters of my life in snowy conditions in Pakistan, skiing and making snowmen, so I was afraid I would slip, whereas I was wearing these boots that I had bought last summer in London which were actually boys shoes but fit me perfectly and I got such a great bargain to boot, but you cannot be certain about something until you have tested it so I cut my walk short! Phew that was a long sentence. I have noticed that apparel for women is unreasonably expensive and also of flimsy materials. Its more showy then practical. Like why on earth would you have acrylic and polyester hats, gloves and mufflers in a place like Chicago where temperatures dip down to -15C? What if some poor soul buys it and ends up freezing in this weather. Another thing which is absolutely clear is that most people cannot tell wool from acrylic, or silk from polyester. Is it about not having an eye or having such excellent copies of the real thing that you cannot tell one from the other? That could actually apply to a number of things in our lives!
An eagle is told that it once lived in huge nests on high mountains and tall trees at high altitudes and the big bird scoffs at such a preposterous idea. How can such a big bird living in caves and hunting on rodents soar in the skies over mountain tops and oceans. Not a bad idea but quite unlikely. Seems like these humans are crazy and think of anything about other animals to hide their own embarrassment over their monkey ancestry. Pick up any great novel, Hundred Years of Solitude, Blindness, Beloved, Alchemist or any others that you have read where imagination is stretched but you flow with the narrative. You easily believe what the writer is asking of you. It seems plausible and hence possible and you like a bird open your wings and fly where the winds of possibilities take you. Marquez creates a parallel world of freedom and we camp in this world with him; Morrison brings a spirit from the dead and we unblinkingly accept her character; Saramago presents a sightless world to us ...
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