Pieces...

This is a post I have been thinking about for a long time. It's called "Pieces" as you can see and I have, simply, gathered pieces of interesting texts, either from books, lyrics, jokes or whatever that I just want to share with you cause they are inspiring, thought provoking and can even create a laughter...or maybe not. Hit it!

Piece No1. If seriousness means compromising in a way of life in which joy consists a luxury, the answer to the question that we often hear "When are you going to become serious" (or "when are you going to grow" in a way) is "Never"!
Life is too short to go through it being gloomy and full of agonies. We have given to seriousness attributes that it doesn't actually have and certainly doesn't deserve to have. The world of laugh, the spirit of play, not only they don't go against seriousness but highlight some of its specific characteristics. Seriousness means accountability and focus on a purpose with dignity. It doesn't mean stiffness, depression, ill-humored and gloomy style. We could say that seriousness constitutes a guide of behavior in life, in the tangible reality that every one of us lives within. Laughter, the comic, the hilarious are the elements that give to our daily life some other dimension and deduct something from the "weight in our shoulders".

Comments. That piece is from the latest book I read called "Laughing; the best cure". It's been a while that like a bee I have this thought in my mind "Sakis, page 144, 144, 144"...So, I went to this page and found this piece and then I realized why "page 144" stuck in my brain. The guy put things in their place, to say it simply. We (may I add, western civilized people, with some tone of irony) have forgotten to laugh; maybe we never knew how. If the latter is the case, then it is about time to give it a go and laid back a bit, take it easy and show our well preserved "colgated" white teeth to the world. Our seriousness will not be harmed; on the contrary, it will be enriched and delicate. I am sure that I will get back here with more fragments from this book.

Piece No2. Out of respect for Johnny Walker, Paul Oakenfold, Nikki Halloway, Dannie Rampling and all the people who gave us these times; and to the government I stick my middle finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill; for all the heroes who came along the way...

Comments. This is a part from the "Weak become heroes" song from The Streets. It was out in 2002. I was listening to it back at that time; in fact I still remember this funny situation when my ex-boss at the time I was Djing was telling me "Sakis, this song sounds weird"; he was expecting softer stuff, more commercial and I wanted to give my history to the world...what a conflict! Anyway, I found this song again recently and I have it in my mp3 player since then. A perfect sound to wake me up in the morning and a great memory - refresher for these times, unforgettable ones. Don't really know if I want them to come back, but I hope with this little piece of text, I can pay the tribute they deserve...

Piece No3. Sportscaster 1 - "What is the name of the coach of the Spanish basketball team"
Sportscaster 2 - "Well, I don't actually know"
Sportcaster 3 - "It is Pedro Almodovar"!!!

Comments. How mean of me to put this joke here! Apologies in advance from all of my Spanish friends. But yeah, at some points during the games of the recent Eurocup the players of Spain were floating on the spectrum of playing drama to comedy! Admittedly though, at some points they were playing p****, hard stuff :) Congratulations to them, it's a great team. But honestly, and I still don't know why, I was so touched because the Greek team lost and even I was so furious that at the final match I was supporting Russia; needless to say that I didn't care at all about the fact that Greece lost from Lithuania. I was against Spain (in basketball, to repeat so I avoid misunderstandings) and only this. And I am worried now and wondering why I reached this state of emotional involvement; it was some basketball games, they should only be there for me to enjoy with my self not to drift (or sentimentalize, nice word :) ) into emotional streams part of them consisted of a sort of nationalistic waves; at that moment, honestly it was out of my powers, but now that I am thinking, it was just another incident to make me reconsider my attitude towards sports, especially in international level...

It seems that I will get back with a "Pieces - the return :) " post...Cause what is waiting to start is "Lost"...and it happens that from all series, I like it the most; and I could fly now to the place at any cost; just to save Jack and Kate and Soyer from the sinister host; don't get lost, come back and read my next post :) I stop now, or I make it worst!!!

G'night!

S.