It’s been a while since I spilled the words in this place. I am having a strange perception of my reality lately. Imagine a glass. Filled with water, filled up to the brim. It is life. With all her sweet ups and bitter downs, with all her emotions and all the joy and all the sadness, all in one. And you are holding it carefully in your hands. Now you have a choice. Either to drink it and take in her taste with each receptor. All the sweet. And all the bitter. Or you could stand very still, avoiding motion. You might never taste the sweet again, yet neither will you be poisoned by the bitterness. And this is not even about making difficult choice. But more about refusing to even consider one. I feel like I’m no longer concerned about my reality. The reality just happens around me and I get involved in it whenever it’s appropriate. Talked to a friend recently and the theory of pendulum was brought up in relation to emotions. It’s been said that the higher happiness you manage to gain, the lower will be swing to the opposite direction. So if you are the one who afraid of the fall, don’t let yourself too high in happiness. Perhaps, moderate is more sensible option. That was my mindset swinging gently at the low amplitudes lately.
I was meant to write a review last week after I visited theatre in London. I watched Love Never Dies – a somewhat “sequel” to the Phantom of the Opera. I left with the confused feelings. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music is still to his best standards. And the actors performed from the heart. And perhaps, it was that perfect performance and magical music that made the contrast to the unexpected turn of the story. And I’m saying no more not to spoil the “surprise” factor in case anyone anytime might have a chace to see it too. The show in London’s Adelphie theatre though is scheduled for closing on 27th of August. It’s been said in many reviews it lacks few things. But most of all it lacks the audience. To my unprofessional opinion if they’d ever thought of selling tickets at a human price or something, they would always have the theatre packed easily. Isn’t it strange that we made the culture so unaffordable and then surprised why nobody cares of it anymore. I’ve heard that they made the same play in Australia and they had huge success there. The show is a perfect match to the original Phantom of the Opera. It has same magic and same spirit to it, same illusion of something more then the story tells.
The London riots. Everyone seems to have their own opinion. To me it is a clear divide: when you are out on the streets in a peaceful or not so peaceful or even violent interactions with authorities, it’s a protest. When you are out there looting your own local shops and burning your neighbour’s cars just because you feel you can, it’s a crime and you should take punishment for it. Period. I’m pretty sure if you’d ask a random boy from the random riot team what is the cause of their actions, they won’t be able to tell for the original excuse has been lost somewhere along with the first goods stolen. Personally I wouldn’t hesitate to call in the army, as it is clear the police are not managing. Perhaps, that’s why I’m not the one who makes the decisions in this country. They might be “rather unsuitable” in a very british way of things. Thanks god I'm not the one who makes the decisions.