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Just one midnight feeling: Detail from Villa Romana del Casale ( link ) So we go inside and we gravely read the stones all those people all those lives where are they now? With the loves and hates and passions just like mine they were born And then they lived and then they died seems so unfair and I want to cry

I've been fascinated by the Zen belief that most important decisions are to be made within 7 breaths. Of course this rich historical Philosophy is not urging us to rush our decisions. Rather, what it contends is that our first reaction to important decisions, which happen in 7 breaths, are usually the ones that we make and spend the rest of our long decision process for convincing ourselves of. This is not some magic happening in our brains, or attributing some metaphysical importance to our instincts. The decision that we make in the first seven breaths are actually the manifestation of our long time thoughts that have been "boiling" for a long time.  What I have experienced in the last few years is that songs or everything related to songs are excellent facilitators of becoming aware of such decisions that we have made but not were aware of. When I think of few important decisions I've taken in the last few years are all associated with a song that made everything...

The boy with the thorn in his side, Behind the hatred there lies, A murderous desire for love, How can they look into my eyes And still they don't believe me ? How can they hear me say those words, Still they don't believe me ? And if they don't believe me now, Will they ever believe me ? And if they don't believe me now, Will they ever, they ever, believe me ? Just a write down a sudden, perhaps fleeting, association between two works of art that I particularly like.

"So we go inside and we gravely read the stones All those people, all those lives Where are they now? With loves, and hates And passions just like mine They were born And then they lived And then they died It seems so unfair I want to cry Cemetry Gates - The Smiths " 15.10.2013 - Pompeii (*) Link to Youtube Video

The Smiths - Meat is Murder "this beautiful creature must die, this beautiful creature must die, a death for no reason, and death for no reason is murder." A Tribe Called Quest - Ham'n'Eggs "Asparagus tips look yummy, yummy, yummy Candied yams inside my tummy A collage of good eats, some snacks or nice treats Apple sauce and some nice red beets This is what we snack on when we're Questin'" Call Any Vegetable - Frank Zappa "This is a song about vegetables They keep you regular, And they are really good for you"