Mood: Pensive

Listening to: Osvaldo Farrés’ Quizás, Quizás, Quizás by Pedro Almodovar / Sara Montiel

la parfaite valeur est de faire sans témoin ce qu’on serait capable de faire devant tout le monde

True valour is to do in secrecy what you could just have easily done before others.

La Rochefoucauld

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When the hearts of men wane,

and all sense of valour seems lost,

who then do you turn to?

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When the whole world is against you,

and you stand alone facing such adversity,

what then do you do?

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When every refuge has but disappeared,

and the tide surge ceaselessly into the eye of the storm,

where then do you go?

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We live in a cynical world surrounded by injustice and indifference. Remnants of honour and sense of fair play have all but diminished.

What remains is the insatiable thirst for self-serving desires fueled by greed and narcissism.

How does one find salvation from the tribulations life has to offer?

I truly wonder…

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I love this song. A classic.

It reminds me of Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung in Wong Kar Wai’s In The Mood For Love.

What might have been between them. Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps…

Love and hate collide. Some things are just destined to be.

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It’s the end of the weekend once more.

How quickly time flies before you realise it.

Especially when it’s the eve of one’s birthday…