One of the things I enjoy the most, is following different routes to reach a destination. Little alleys I didn’t suspect existing, unanticipated detours and shortcuts, smells, colors and voices that were hiding from me all along until I passed them by. The graceful, yet sad state of deterioration of an old house; the sorrow of lovely corners lost forever and the elation of discovering a recently planted fragrant jasmine venturing up a stone wall.
The adage that one can never enter the same river twice comes from an ancient Greek philosopher, very dear to my heart. But I read Heraclitus’ fragments a long time ago, under different circumstances and with different feelings. When opening the same book now, it is another me, another set of needs, urges and aspirations that pushes me through the pages, another melody that I hear gushing from its lines.
It is being conscious of the moment that makes the difference between being human and being an automaton.
Eleni Poulakou believes that we should LIVE before we leave this beautiful world for good. On her blog WritersWritingWords she writes about timeless myths, stories and dreams of the human heart and how they concern us today. She’d love to connect with you on Facebook or tell you her stories at Squidoo.
