viernes, 23 de mayo de 2008

Soy Porter, Zara Porter


Observó las sillas blancas de plástico. La suciedad las arrinconaba aún más en aquel cuarto mal ventilado. Aún quedaban meses para el verano, y para entonces era posible que ya no las necesitara. Pensó en deshacerse de ellas, y en el trayecto hasta el contenedor, y hasta las manos del encargado aquel del mono ceñido, y hasta la planta de reciclaje. Pensó tanto que empezó a marearse, y entonces se sentó suavemente en una de las sillas. Se le ocurrió acariciarla, como si tuviera que agradecerle buenos momentos, pero dejó de apetecerle en cuanto observó la capa de polvo. Estuvo unos momentos en silencio, y después se levantó, suspiró y volvió a sentarse. Se le había ocurrido que aquel lugar se había convertido en el más seguro para ella. Decidió no deshacerse de todas. Guardaría un par, o quizá solo una, y las sacaría en verano. Un trapo húmedo bastaría.
Su mirada captó el reflejo de una tela de plástico, y se alegró de poder utilizarla para cubrir las sillas. Ahora ya tenía un problema menos del que preocuparse. Entreabrió los labios y fue capaz de formar una débil sonrisa.

viernes, 16 de mayo de 2008

There is a train

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If you're having to wait for the train, the likelihood is that either you're early, or the train is late. Saying that, it's probably the latter. If the train was on time, the train company wouldn't let it run. While you wait for the train to turn up, you can indulge in the age-old British traditional game of standing at the edge of the platform and looking along the line, occasionally looking at your watch and tutting. A variant on this is standing further back on the platform, next to the timetable, occasionally tracing it with your finger before looking at your watch and tutting.

You will also probably hear an annoying voice crackle into life, and say "We are sorry to announce that the 11.27 South West Trains service to Guildford has been delayed by approximately [long pause] 31 [long pause] minutes. This is due to the late running of an incoming train from [long pause] Guildford."2 This will cause everyone on the platform to look at the timetable, look at their watch, and tut.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/plain/A3955179

viernes, 9 de mayo de 2008

Having established his central question

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Chuang Tzu then leaves off with this dialogue and addresses the reader directly. He sets up a comparison between a broad, passive view of life and a fragmented, personal, active and desire-oriented view. For those who hold this second and more common view, "With everything they meet they become entangled." He describes the human condition, the lives of ordinary people, as being constantly tossed between opposing poles of experience, primarily pain and pleasure. They also tend to unthinkingly react to everything that happens to them. The result is that their efforts exhaust them, draining away thier life energy day by day. He says they drown in what they do, a metaphor for the numbing and cumulative effects of such prolonged, externally directed activity. At last, such people grow dark, unable to let in the light of truth, and they finally die.

http://www.cyberpat.com/shirlsite/essays/chuangtzu.html