Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Concussion Confusion in Palermo
Manuela, who just left, is my good friend. She is a diamond in the rough. How could I have been so lucky to have encountered this gem of a woman? She is profound, kind, gentle, sensitive, dear, beautiful, loving, concerned, gracious, sincere, generous, witty, intelligent and real. Sorry to say, that many of my other friends could take a lesson in how to be a real friend by her. Shoot, I don't remember the last time someone was this genuinely sweet back home. She worked a 16 hour swing shift, took care of her dying father and tended to my sorry ass today..but that is her everyday and had to run home to eat dinner with her husband that waits to take his insulin shot til she returns home. He won't eat without her. In the States it seems that so many are so caught up in their own dramas, their own empty routines, stresses and bullshit that somehow, we forgot to be good to each other. Until we give, we have nothing and that is a fact. There is nothing satisfying in taking...unless of course you are just an asshole that lives in the shallowest of ways. Being good, giving and loving..is the only way to leave this place in peace one day. I can say that there are some Sicilian assholes as well but I have to tell you that the worst kind of asshole here equals a typical self-centered person back home..and that is sad because our country is great. Our culture sucks because it breeds such malignant narcissism. I wish we could learn from Manuela and strong secular cultures and fix what is missing in our shallow States because otherwise, we have a great country too.
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Oh and yes, I fell off the stairs and have bruised ribs, hip and concussion. It hurts..a lot.
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ReplyDeleteHmmm... I beg to differ my dear friend. There are a lot of wonderful people all over this world and I can say that the majority of my friends are kind, considerate, and loving, including you! :) I think we need to focus more on ourselves on being as kind, loving and non-judgmental of others. We mustn't place judgement on others as they are on their own journey of self discovery as well.
ReplyDeleteI love you, my friend
Love, you are right. I believe that I did not make such wise investments in certain relationships back home in recent years. I too believe that there are many wonderful and good people back home and over this earth but I gotta say, the heart is harder to get to over there. It is buried deeper and I know it isn't good to generalize, but I'm speaking from my personal experiences from personal relationships. We have good hearts but they are not easy to find and it makes me sad.
ReplyDeleteI love your blogs; keep ‘em coming! Thank you for giving us a page where we can express ourselves. Yes, there are those that aren’t quite where we want them to be but then lets rejoice on those hearts that have come into our lives.
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