Sunday, August 30, 2009

Introduction
It has been quite a while since the last time I wrote. I don't know why. I cannot say I didn't have strong emotions, but I was afraid to express myself. I am afraid that if I see my thought written down, I will realize even more what is happening. I want to write something. I don't know what. I don't know how. I will just follow the order of the words coming to my mind, hoping it will end up somewhere.

Chapter 1: Isolation
I thought I had seen enough. Now I cannot define "enough". I thought I had felt enough, but still this seems pointless. No matter what happens around me, I feel nothing. Depression, loneliness and isolation. From the world. From life. I feel powerless. I feel shy. I feel afraid. I can barely feel. My eyes see, my ears hear, my body feels, my mouth speaks but my heart doesn't respond. Today I thought I had a panic attack. Maybe I had. I started doing random things that I wouldn't do otherwise. I felt bad, sad, ashamed. I felt something for a while. Now this is gone again. I don't know what to do. I feel powerless, and I am afraid that I might actually be.

Chapter 2: Me against it
I am trying hard to fool myself. I am trying to create a fake picture of happiness and put myself in it. That's depressing. Some people probably never had the need to do something like that. That's depressing too. I accept the reality, but I don't like it. And I try to fool it. To screw it over. I don't think I can though. It's now because I feel powerless. It's because reality is powerful. I might be able to fool it just for a while, but then it comes back. Even more powerful than before. Reality can feel much more than I do. Reality can be evil. Or it can be so damn nice, that I still think it's one of it's jokes. After so many years I keep wondering about it.

Chapter 3: Hidden faces
I remember, and that is the only truth. I remember myself crying, laughing, being happy as hell or sad as heaven. I am sure that one day I will look back and remember the words that I am typing right now. But what of all these is reality and what is not? How can I learn? Do I have to wait until my very last breath? These thoughts. The panic they cause. The panic they cause today. I hate it. Or love it. I wish I could see the truth. I wish I could hear a bell of truth notifying me about every lie. I wish I could see through the eyes of others and discover their deepest thoughts. If I could do that I wouldn't be me though. And this is even more terrifying. The truth could be terrifying. Do I really have the strength to discover all the lies of a lifetime? And what if truth hurts even more?

Chapter 4: The way to the bottom
I am alone. I can scream with all my strength, and I will still be unheard. I haven't felt like that for a very long time. I can't understand if I'm getting stronger or if I'm just falling apart. I am afraid to understand. What if the truth lies in the second one.?What if this is what I have to face? I want to believe. I am trying to believe. I can't though. I don't know what to believe in anymore. Words seem pointless. And actions seem discouraging. Once again, I am trying to fool myself. This is the deepest cause of writing this. To take my mind of something, and put it in this screen. In letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. In random chapters of disappointment. Of pain. Of sorrow. I thought I was doing something good.

Chapter 5: The beginning
Once upon a time, there was a boy with dreams about his life. He had those shiny eyes that promise a shiny future. The biggest smile of the world, the body of a giant and the heart of a prince. Even though he could, he wouldn't harm anyone or anything. Deep inside this boy is always there. And will always be, for those who are afraid it might not.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

An inspiring video :-)

This is a video that has inspired me a lot lately... I hope you feel the same :-)
It is from a digital design competition, under the topic "What matters to me".


Thursday, April 16, 2009

Ήταν αυτό που με έκανε να σκεφτώ τα όσα μου συμβαίνουν τον τελευταίο καιρό. Και τα κατάφερε πολύ καλά.


Κοιτώντας πίσω στο παρελθόν από το "τώρα"...Είναι ίσως το πιο τρομακτικό πράγμα που αντιμετώπισα αυτές τις μέρες. Και αυτό τόσο απλά. Απλά συναντήθηκα με ένα μεγάλο κομμάτι του απόψε, και μπορώ να πω ότι χαίρομαι πολύ για αυτό.

Μπήκα στη διαδικασία να δω ποιός ήμουν, και πως εξελίχθηκα σε αυτό που είμαι σήμερα. Είδα όλες τις στιγμές που πέρασα. Τις καλές και τις κακές. Τα γέλια στο σχολείο, τις πλάκες στους καθηγητές, τα "γκομενίσματα" στο προαύλιο, το κρυφτούλι για να καπνίσουμε μη μας πάρει κανένα μάτι, τις ερωτικές απογοητεύσεις, τα κλάμματα στους ώμους φίλων, τα ξενύχτια με τη βαρύτερη καρδιά του κόσμου και την ανάρρωση από όλα αυτά.

Είδα ποια ήταν τα σημαντικά γεγονότα του τότε, που σήμερα μοιάζουν σαν μικρές στάσεις σε όλο μου το ταξίδι μέχρι εδώ. Στάσεις λεπτών ή και δευτερολέπτων, που τότε όμως δεν μπορούσα να το καταλάβω. Πίκρες και χαρές που ένιωθα ότι θα κρατήσουν αιώνια, αλλά πλέον φαίνονται σαν να κράτησαν μόνο για μια στιγμή.

Συνειδητοποίησα ότι κάνω το ίδιο ταξίδι στη ζωή μου ξανά και ξανά, κάθε φορά με νέους ανθρώπους, με νέα αντιμετώπιση και άγνωστες προοπτικές. Και όμως, κάθε φορά περνάω από τους ίδιους σταθμούς. Χωρίς καμμία αλλαγή.

Αυτή η σύντομη αναδρομή με έκανε να αναθεωρήσω τη σημασία κάποιων πραγμάτων που ζω σήμερα. Είδα τα δευτερόλεπτα του παρελθόντος να μου φαίνονται και πάλι αιώνες, και είχα ξεχάσει πως ήταν. Σήμερα θυμήθηκα. Σ'ευχαριστώ.

Έμαθα πως όλα αυτά έχουν σημασία. Όποιος λέει να ξεχνάμε το παρελθόν μας κάνει λάθος. Ακόμα και όταν αυτό πονάει και είναι άσχημο, έχει κάτι να μας δώσει. Πρέπει να το κοιτάμε κατάματα, και να ακούμε αυτά που έχει να μας πεί. Γιατί το ταξίδι θα είναι το ίδιο. Άλλοι χαρακτήρες, αλλά η ίδια πλοκή. Αν την θυμόμαστε καλά, ίσως να μπορούμε να την αντιμετωπίσουμε καλύτερα.

Εύχομαι να μην ξαναξεχάσω ποτέ. Ποτέ όμως.

Και σε όλους αυτούς που γνώρισα και με μάθανε κάτι, είτε με το καλό είτε με το κακό, αλήθεια σας χρωστώ πολλά. :-)

Καλημέρα.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

What matters to me...

Showing care, loving and being loved with no limits, no suspicious thoughts and no selfishness at all.


Being able to express yourself freely, without being afraid that you may get misunderstood.

Being able to be yourself, and to be loved for what you really are, and not for what the world wants you to be.

Being able to say "I love you", "I care about you", "I'm in love with you" or "You're very important for me" without being afraid that you might regret it.

Being able to dress however you like, listen to the music you like, cut your hair the way you like without being criticized or labeled.

Being free to say "fuck off" to those who deserve it without being afraid to do it.

Getting equal treatment like anyone else despite your sexual preferences, your skin color, your religion or anything else.

Being able to look at the mirror and be proud for what you see.

Being able to look back and be proud for what you did in your life, knowing that you contributed something to this stupid world, even something small, but still something.

Waking up every day and feeling happy that you have a whole day in front of you, and the advantage to enjoy every single minute of it no matter what.

Living without stereotypes of ANY kind. With no needs to be cool, acceptable, popular, handsome, role-model etc.

Being able to answer "Yes" to the question "Are you really happy?".

Thursday, March 12, 2009

A poem to the unknown.

I found out that memories have made me what I am. Without them I am just blank. Some people advised to forget and put bad memories aside. If I keep only good memories, then I'll be half of me. Whatever bad can happens, will just be another bad memory, and another piece of myself. Memories are welcome.


That's why I dedicate this poem to memories.

I found out that emotions have made me what I am. Some people told me to avoid bad emotions. Some people told me to think only of good things and ignore bad things. I don't believe that. We should encourage emotions. Make them as intense as possible. They make us creative, they make us human beings. Emotions are welcome.

That's why I dedicate this poem to emotions.

I found out that my thoughts have made me who I am. Some people told me to be spontaneous, to be myself, to be free. Free doesn't mean not to think. People told me that I think too much, and sometimes even about unimportant stuff. There is no such thing as unimportant stuff. Thinking makes you smart and makes you wise. It is what creates opinions. Thoughts are welcome.

That's why I dedicate this poem to thoughts.

I found out that people have made me who I am. Some people told me that I don't need to listen to everyone. I like to listen to everyone. I believe that I can learn something from every single person I meet. Something big, something small. I like some of these things, and I make that parts of me. I learned mistakes without even doing them. If it weren't for those people, I would have never learned so much. Everyone is welcome.

That's why I dedicate this poem to you.

This poem was never a poem. It was more like a random set of expression. :-)