Thursday 22 December 2011

"Hope...

...I'm sorry but I don't want to be an Emperor - that's not my business - I don't want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible, Jew, gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another, human beings are like that.

We all want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery. We don't want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone and the earth is rich and can provide for everyone.

The way of life can be free and beautiful.
But we have lost the way.

Greed has poisoned men's souls - has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed.

We have developed speed but we have shut ourselves in. Machinery that gives abundance has left us in want. Our knowledge has made us cynical, our cleverness hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity, more than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost.

The aeroplane and the radio have brought us closer together. The very nature of these inventions cries out for the goodness in men, cries out for universal brotherhood for the unity of us all. Even now my voice is reaching millions throughout the world, millions of despairing men, women and little children, victims of a system that makes men torture and imprison innocent people. To those who can hear me I say "Do not despair".

The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress. The hate of men will pass and dictators die and the power they took from the people, will return to the people and so long as men die liberty will never perish...

Soldiers - don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and slave you - who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel, who drill you, diet you, treat you as cattle, as cannon fodder.

Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men, machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts. You are not machines. You are not cattle. You are men. You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate - only the unloved hate - the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers - don't fight for slavery, fight for liberty.
In the seventeenth chapter of Saint Luke it is written " the kingdom of God is within man " - not one man, nor a group of men - but in all men - in you, you the people.You the people have the power, the power to create machines, the power to create happiness. You the people have the power to make life free and beautiful, to make this life a wonderful adventure. Then in the name of democracy let's use that power - let us all unite. Let us fight for a new world, a decent world that will give men a chance to work, that will give you the future and old age and security. By the promise of these things, brutes have risen to power, but they lie. They do not fulfil their promise, they never will. Dictators free themselves but they enslave the people. Now let us fight to fulfil that promise. Let us fight to free the world, to do away with national barriers, do away with greed, with hate and intolerance. Let us fight for a world of reason, a world where science and progress will lead to all men's happiness.

Soldiers - in the name of democracy, let us all unite!

Hanna...Can you hear me. Wherever you are. Look up Hanna! The clouds are lifting - the sun is breaking through. We are coming out of the darkness into the light. We are coming into a new world. A kind new world, where men will rise above their hate and brutality.

Look up Hanna! The soul of man has been given wings - and at last he is beginning to fly. He is flying into the rainbow - into the light of hope - into the future, that glorious future that belongs to you, to me and to all of us. Look up Hanna. Look up."

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...Obviously this speech is not written by me. I cannot be sure about the author but it's probably Charlie Chaplin. It is part of his film "The Great Emperor", a film which was produced in 1940. Charlie Chaplin is performing the character that produces the speech at the end of the movie. Now that you have read the text, be sure to watch the video as well. Chaplin's performance is more than powerful, it provides a whole new set of feelings. I think the relevance to our era/period is more than obvious. Unfortunately, it's also obvious that we are lacking people that are in positions of power with the ability to think or act in the way it is described in this speech. There is a reason I don't say 'leaders' or 'powerful men', but I let it up to you, to interpret it in your own way or understand it in your own way. There is one thing that I've lost on the way, especially the last years, since as we grow up we tend to understand much more than when we are kids or teenagers...and the lost thing is clearly described in the title of my post...

...goodnight and cu soon

Saturday 26 November 2011

Τι λες ρε παιδάκι μου...

Μα είναι πραγματικά να απορεί κανείς. Γιατί δεν τον έχει πλακώσει κάποιος στο ξύλο μέχρι τώρα? (Για να μην πω τίποτα χειρότερο και με κυνηγήσει καμιά δίωξη ηλ. εγκλήματος).

Δείτε το βίντεο, όσο αντέξει ο καθένας και αναλογιστείτε σε τι σκατοκόσμο ζούμε. Εδώ και χρόνια έχω καταλήξει, αλλά όσο περνάει ο καιρός τόσο πιο πολύ πείθομαι: "Δεν υπαρχεί σωτηρία"...για κανέναν και για τίποτα.


Για όλα φταίνει οι άλλοι, αυτός και το κόμμα του δεν έκαναν τίποτα κακό, δεν ήταν ποτέ στην κυβέρνηση τα τελευταία 40 χρόνια, ούτε καν τα τελευταία 2, και ξέχασα δεν είναι στην κυβέρνηση-απάτη συνεργασίας που υπάρχει από τον Νοέμβριο. Σας αφήνω πριν αρχίσω τις βρισιές...

Το βίντεο το πρωτοείδα στον Πιτσιρίκο: Σύνδεσμος

...goodnight and cu soon

Thursday 16 June 2011

Γελοιότητες

Πόσο αστείο είναι τελικά να βλέπεις την διαστροφή του ανθρώπινου μυαλού. Πως είναι δυνατόν άτομα, που ήταν φανατικοί υποστηρικτές είτε του κυβερνώντος ΠΑΣΟΚ είτε της πρώην κυβερνούσας ΝΔ, ξαφνικά να κάνουν μικροπολιτική (ξέρετε, αυτή που γίνεται κυρίως στο facebook και μένει παράλληλα εκεί) και να αναθεματίζουν αυτούς που πριν μερικούς μήνες (ή έστω έτη) θεωρούσαν ως κατάλληλους να παράξουν πολιτική, ιδέες, πρόγραμμα και να κυβερνήσουν τον τόπο? Αντί να κρυφτείτε σε καμιά γωνίτσα, μου το παίζετε και "επαναστάτες" τώρα? Δεν πάτε στο διάολο λέω εγώ? Αααααα, και μην ξεχάσετε..κοιταχτείτε στον καθρέπτη πριν φύγετε και ρίχτε μια μούτζα ή μια ροχάλα, ό,τι έχετε ευχαρίστηση...

...goodnight and cu soon

ΥΓ. Προφανώς και υπάρχουν πολύ σημαντικότερα πράγματα προς σχολιασμό στην Ελληνική καθημερινότητα, αλλά τα αφήνω σε αυτούς που τα ζουν από κοντά

Friday 6 May 2011

Countdown



...goodnight and cu soon

Sunday 6 March 2011

Cause music is my life

I've never been a huge fan of "The white stripes". I know and enjoy many of their songs, i feel indifferent for others and the ex-duet has been one of the many bands of which I've listened to various songs on the radio or online, as i spend most of my time listening to music. But few weeks ago I've stumbled upon the video of a song cover, taken from one of their live performances in the UK. An amazing minimalistic performance of an old song, full with emotions and personal touch, the original version of which doesn't possess any spectacular position in the music history (at least in my humble opinion). But all the magic comes from the way it is performed, and as such just hear it and let it take you on a trip that only music knows how to take you...


...goodnight and cu soon

Friday 18 February 2011

A glimpse into greek music

Well, i might be full of negativity for this piece of land (well, mainly for those stepping on the piece) but there are also bright moments that keep my heart warm and full. Some inspiration and talent is enough. But words are no good to describe, sound and images do much better and you can find them here (10 in total):


ps. taken with a mobile phone, low video quality but good audio one...

...goodnight and cu soon

Wednesday 2 February 2011

Number 66...

..and the story goes on. It was about time to switch back to an English post.

A story with a foggy beginning, low visibility throughout the journey, no clear end and for sure no happy end, cause we ain't livin in Hollywood dears. Strength, courage, optimism, dreams, all those end at some point. How long can we keep them warm, alive and part of ourselves? I don't have an answer and will never really be able to find a proper one. Mystery, you may say. Well, isn't this part of the original reason that I write here? Maybe yes, maybe not, and by stealing a good friend's quote "Basically, it depends on what you want".

It ain't matter how many lines i will find the "strength" to write, the conclusion for today is one and unique...we've reached no. 66...



...goodnight and cu soon

Sunday 16 January 2011

Ρομαντισμός ή ρεαλισμός?

Τελικά όλα στη ζωή ξεκινάνε από την ανατροφή, την παιδεία και τις αξίες.


Το πρόβλημα είναι ότι η τριάδα αυτή τείνει προς εξαφάνιση και αντί να μας ξενίζει, θεωρείτε δεδομένη η απουσία έστω και ενός στοιχείου. Είναι δυνατόν? Κι όμως στην Ελλάδα του 21ου αιώνα είναι πλέον ο κανόνας και όχι η εξαίρεση. Βέβαια, θα μου πείτε, εδώ έχουμε ένα κάρο άλλα προβλήματα, πολύ πιο σοβαρά, με αυτό θα ασχοληθούμε? Δικαίως θα σας απαντήσω, αλλά τα βιώματα πολλές φορές δεν πρέπει να μένουν ασχολίαστα, ειδικά όταν η αηδία και ο αποτροπιασμός που προκαλεί η κοινωνική σήψη είναι τέτοιας έντασης.

Θα βιαστείτε ξανά και θα πείτε ότι είμαι απαισιόδοξος και τα βλέπω λίγο πιο "μαύρα" από την πραγματικότητα. Θα σας διαψεύσω ξανά. Δεν είμαι εγώ ο περίεργος και ο απαισιόδοξος, η χώρα φταίει που έχει γεμίσει με ηλίθιους και δυστυχώς έχω πρόβλημα συγκατοίκησης στον ίδιο χώρο, ή έστω πλανήτη, με αυτούς! Είναι δυνατόν να συμβιβαστεί κανείς? Γνωρίζω ότι υπάρχουν πολλά είδη ανθρώπων που με ενοχλούν αλλά σήμερα με απασχολεί το γεγονός ότι έχουμε φουλάρει σε ανθρώπους στενόμυαλους, με παρωπίδες, φανατισμένους με κάθε λογής βλακεία, που αντί να δείξουν έναν σωστό δρόμο στην νεολαία την ωθούν από μικρή ηλικία στην άγνοια του όρου "σεβασμός", ειδικά προς τον συμπολίτη και συνάνθρωπο, και στην έντονη, άνευ όρων ανταγωνιστικότητα που οι νοήμονες γνωρίζουν ότι δεν οδηγεί πουθενά.

Για ποιό λόγο όλα αυτά? "Αμαρτίες γονέων παιδεύουσι τέκνα" έλεγαν κάποιοι πολύ πριν από εμάς, όμως το είπαν βάσει κάποιας αφορμής και της επανάληψης της στον χωροχρόνο και όχι επειδή ξύπνησαν στραβά ένα ηλιόλουστο πρωινό.

Εδώ μου κολλάει και ο σημερινός τίτλος..Τι πρέπει να κάνω εγώ? Να συμβιβαστώ με την πραγματικότητα και να γίνω ένας απλός ρεαλιστής ή να συνεχίσω να είμαι ρομαντικός ώστε να νομίζω ότι μπορώ να συνεισφέρω στην αλλαγή, έστω και σε μικρή κλίμακα? Εδώ και καιρό σε ορισμένα θέματα έχω επιλέξει το 2ο κι ας είναι μακρύς και μοναχικός ο δρόμος...

...goodnight and cu soon