What a night! I sit here on the balcony enjoying a subtle breeze after an extremely hot day and I feel I am back in the 80’s getting ready to sleep out on the balcony. Was I 5 or 6? I don’t remember. What I do remember is that I was not afraid. No one was afraid.
We had no criminality, or very mild anyway, we had neighbors we knew and loved, we had friends we didn’t need to sms or call before we drop by their house to sleep out on their balcony, and most importantly we had dreams.
I guess all young people dream. Irrespective of the decade they were born in, they dream. But who dreamt of a violent world where sleeping out would mean robbery or rape or even death? Who dreamt of a lonely world where living in a crowded city wouldn’t mean not knowing your neighbor’s name? Who dreamt of an unfair world, where people would lose their empathy and instead of wanting to become heroes they would prefer to become one of the crowds? “Mind your own business” we think as we listen to some alarm screaming in the night.
And then we act. We act as if we have a purpose. When I was taking self improvisation classes, our teacher asked us to walk slow, faster and faster BUT feel as if we had a purpose for walking at each pace. So when we had to walk slow, we had to experience the reason we walk slow. When was the last time you walked slow? I can’t remember. That was the most difficult exercise to me. So I asked her; When do we walk slow? She answered; When you are in a moment so fulfilling that you wouldn’t want to walk away from it.
I am in this moment right now. Summer. Balcony. A six year old drinking some rum ready to tell her neighbors that when she grows up she is going to be Indiana Jones discovering lost worlds full of magic.
Oh wait. I think I just did.
What a beginning to my afternoon reading, this is good.
I hear you @mariandavp, the world has changed so much and yet the dreams we each have are tugging at our heart to be realized.
May you step into moments today that are so are adventure filled you walk slow to enjoy them, and still outrun Indiana Jones. ;)
Wow that's a really cool wish!!! Walk slow but still outrun Indie? OMG 😘😘😘😘😘
Haha. Have a blessed weekend! 🎥💃🏻
Who would want to be Indiana Jones when you could be @mariandavp ?
Haha everyone will think I got you on the payroll ❤❤❤❤❤
wow
Thank you!
I liked this. Good post. Good writing style.
Thanks a million @forty-two!
Sleeping on the neighbors balcony is the most sacred thing in the world!
Even if you both live in a skyscraper, and you have to climb there (like in mission impossible).
This is the moment, but you look a bit sad. Or wait maybe it's me who is sad because i want to have this moment too!? hmm... questions...
Yep! We - six year olds always have a bottle of rum with us If a special moment suddenly popps up :d
Hahaha epic... 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing your reflection on how you are feeling in the moment you are experiencing right now. Nice to hear you can enjoy that moment of wonder and awe like a 6 year old again, when the world was full of wonder, adventure and infinite possibilities… contrasted to today's violent backdrop in society, it's great that you can experience perfect harmony in the moment!
Thank you my steemit poet 😊
The past is history, the memories of something that can not be easily forgotten, the history of your life will always live not in the way of recollection, but by the way you write every memory that remains in your memory. Not all things will be the history of our journey of life can be remembered and remembered, unless we write it. By writing also, our children will know the history of his father or grandfather's life. They will learn to live in a good way, they will continue to remember our history until we are gone. Keep your memories and write down your past history as long as your memories can still remember.
You are right, when we write something it sort of gets recreated in our memory from the angle we see it whe we write. Thank you for your encouragement.
Great post! Keep it up :)
By the way, I'm following you now
Cheers
Τhanks so much, followed back!
Damn..what a post :)
This is the first thing I am reading in the morning being in the balcony myself!! Brilliant :)
I was lucky, got good timing there!
I guess we are the last generations that really connected together, we were the kids back then that did not need any gadgets, tv or social media to have fun, nature was our backyard neighbors was our family, times has really changed for the rest of us, but i believe that our generation will being back those memories to reality! As we know that we are the generation that we have been waiting for soo long. Thanks for sharing, i could relate to every word you say even if where in opposite sides of the world!
It's really amazing how we can be so many miles away but still share common experiences. Indeed we were the lucky ones that could play on the streets and make friends on the playground. Thanks for reading!
Sorry for my typo errors, as i only use my phone for steemit! Yes i enjoyed reading your post, it has substance. Good day to where ever you are @mariandavp
Κisses from Athens @errymil!
Hugs from California @mariandavp
When I grow up I will brake borders.
steemit-probably.
You? Grow up??? Naaaa,you ll still break borders but as an eternal child most likely!
This is so true.
As we grow old we may get hit with a sense of reality that we can't be who we want to but although we may be disappointed we lived all those years roleplayibg and having fun and some shape their dreams in a reality
On the other hand you are young enough to change the world. Your world and ours.
Enjoyed reading this story a lot. Thank you for sharing. :)
Thank you dear @firepower, really glad you enjoyed it.
Nice story, love the nostalgia, really enjoyed it! You should post more stories like this one!
Thank you very much @goodhunter! There was a time when I used to write more often than paint but art highjacked my brain. Maybe I'll do a come back 😊
Love these reflective and true thoughts of yours @mariandavp.. I can realate <3
Thank you gorgeous- but wait. You are so young to relate!!
Heheh.. I like to think of my generation as the ''last''generation that didn't grow up with internet, cell phones and with great privlige of the casual coming over without calling to see if anyone was home.. :) Me and my friends used to sleep out in each others gardens and never worry about ''bad people''.. :) The world seemed so simple and carefree and we thought we could be or do anything .. :) <3 I am so happy I experienced that world and I think it has made me the dreamer that I am.. :)
I am glad you got to experience this kind of life... I agree that's what makes a dreamer 😉 Dream on!
@mariandavp you make my DAY. Nice post once again.
Thank you @melowd - I am glad I did! 🌹💗
discovering lost worlds full of magic - yes please!
Thank you very much for reading!
Well written girl .
Many people nowadays miss the past .
And when we were back then our desire was to see the future more than the actual moments we were living .
We are only humans after all .
Correct... Thanks for your comment!
What a touching post, I can relate, how times have changed!
Thank you very much for reading and connecting!