Sometimes having an inquisitive mind is a blessing - especially when you're discussing philosophy; others, it makes you sink like a rock. Sometimes your appetite runs rampant and you can't stop worrying about your weight; others, you have to force yourself to drink a glass of water. Sometimes you're out with friends wishing that your body allows you to stay out just one more hour; others, you pray for it to shut down and let you sleep.
Yesterday I have arranged to go to a Floating Market. As we drove to our destination, I couldn't help but notice that the landscapes parading before my eyes seemed... blue and that all the trees around - usually so dominant and powerful - were actually bowing to it; as if there was no hope to be had for anything or anyone.
When we got to the market, we were given a couple of free hours to explore it. As I walked around, flooded as I was with colourful merchandise and happy smiles, I felt a total disconnection between myself and my surroundings. I felt as if my body was walking but my mind was drowning.
Soon enough it was time to get on a speed boat, which would take us through the local village. As I floated pass the narrow canals, it ocurred to me that some things in life cannot stay afloat. If there are words, which can and should remain unwritten, unsent, unread and unanswered, there are others, which need to be engraved in stone. Otherwise the water might just not flow.
So when I got back to Bangkok, I sent a one worded email. And I can tell you that if sometimes time passes unbelievably fast, others it drags slower than a snail.
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