Oooh, you're Czech. That explains a lot ;=P I almost said specifically I felt so at home in Prague, now I wish I had.

Prague is special. this is what I have written about her some time ago http://venushalley1984.wordpress.com...ome-to-prague/


I wish I could find it now, but I read a great essay once about how the French concept of Joie de vivre is more complex than is usually thought, it's not about being happy go lucky, it's about finding the joy in life despite the suffering, despite our awareness of our own mortality.

hmmm... for me thought of this life being finite... makes me hopeful actually. I do believe in reincarnation however... but still, limited time does not scare me. Maybe I am still young, not sure...

and yes, there is suffering in the world. Ignoring it won't do... and if we encounter something, we need to mourn it for a bit (and I think some things can and should be mourned intensivelly), internalize, learn, grow... move on. Yes, some things leave scars. But you can live with scars. You can rock those scars too.