March 21, 2006
I was really depressed. Just got out of the library, went to Barnes & Nobles, and found Salgado’s “Sahel”. Sublime photographs. Looking at them elevated my mind from the earth to the skies. I agree with Schopenhauer, “art is the only refuge.”
Earlier I had an argument with Z. I don’t remember a single time which we’ve been together for more than an hour without ending up arguing. She compared me to “all the successful people in the family who have gone to good universities and have made something out of their lives.” I wonder why she didn’t mention that their dadies paid their whole tuition, bought them houses, and gave them cars. I didn’t say any of these things. What can you say to an old woman who has to carry the heavy weight of a miserable past on her shoulders?
It's been three years since America invaded Iraq. Nothing good has come out of it. The only results have been: dead children, civil war, and richer businessmen.
Posted by amin at March 21, 2006 8:24 PM