A fantastic afternoon in one of the most central and beautiful places in town. We got there and sat at the table where our friends were waiting for us. Three generations at the table. "Mom, did you see that?", Dad, look!", "Mom! Mom!, do you know...", "Grand-ma, can I sleep in your house tonight?" The third generation in its best, making almost impossible a following conversation of five minutes, while running to the ball, to their friends, to our table.
I love my town. It's so beautiful, so pleasant and full of nice places to be. I couldn't contain myself any longer and said: "It's really good to be here, isn't it? Just imagine a tourist coming here for the first time. I'm sure taht he will think that this is the ideal place to live in. Look at this: a folk dance group performing, a pacific square, a beautiful church, this colourful evening." And F. answered: "Yeah, he might think that. But he has nothing more than what you've just said, because there isn't anything else to be seen..." Oh my friend, I understand your perspective, because everybody lives unsatisfied under these economical conditions, but this situation is spread everywhere. It's not an exclusive characteristic of Tomar, I'm sure.
I'm used to hear these kind of comments since I was a little girl. Town is small, nothing to be seen, nothing new happens, there is nothings to be done, nowhere to go... Un infinite number of "no", and I think there is an infinite number of "yes".
Yes to well being, yes to the beauty, yes to the slower rhythm, yes to the possibility of playing with children in the gardens, yes to the possibility of visiting monuments, yes to the possibility of participating in events, yes to walk around with no fear, yes to lunch with family, yes to arrive home soon and cook a delicious dinner and eat it slowly, yes to ride the bike outside, yes to see the different tons of light all day long, yes to compliment people in the street, yes to the time to do all this.
And yes to the availability of having a spirit to do and appreciate all this. As far as I observe, only just a few have a soul which overflows with joy and gratitude for those small things we can do. And they satisfied themselves this way. It's a privilege. In this daily renewal ability, which allows us to see a new beauty in the old things of life, is the charm of living the novelty that the majority considers boring. Otherwise how can marriages last 30 years?
A fantastic afternoon in one of the most central and beautiful places in town. We got there and sat at the table where our friends were waiting for us. Three generations at the table. "Mom, did you see that?", Dad, look!", "Mom! Mom!, do you know...", "Grand-ma, can I sleep in your house tonight?" The third generation in its best, making almost impossible a following conversation of five minutes, while running to the ball, to their friends, to our table.
I love my town. It's so beautiful, so pleasant and full of nice places to be. I couldn't contain myself any longer and said: "It's really good to be here, isn't it? Just imagine a tourist coming here for the first time. I'm sure taht he will think that this is the ideal place to live in. Look at this: a folk dance group performing, a pacific square, a beautiful church, this colourful evening." And F. answered: "Yeah, he might think that. But he has nothing more than what you've just said, because there isn't anything else to be seen..." Oh my friend, I understand your perspective, because everybody lives unsatisfied under these economical conditions, but this situation is spread everywhere. It's not an exclusive characteristic of Tomar, I'm sure.
I'm used to hear these kind of comments since I was a little girl. Town is small, nothing to be seen, nothing new happens, there is nothings to be done, nowhere to go... Un infinite number of "no", and I think there is an infinite number of "yes".
Yes to well being, yes to the beauty, yes to the slower rhythm, yes to the possibility of playing with children in the gardens, yes to the possibility of visiting monuments, yes to the possibility of participating in events, yes to walk around with no fear, yes to lunch with family, yes to arrive home soon and cook a delicious dinner and eat it slowly, yes to ride the bike outside, yes to see the different tons of light all day long, yes to compliment people in the street, yes to the time to do all this.
And yes to the availability of having a spirit to do and appreciate all this. As far as I observe, only just a few have a soul which overflows with joy and gratitude for those small things we can do. And they satisfied themselves this way. It's a privilege. In this daily renewal ability, which allows us to see a new beauty in the old things of life, is the charm of living the novelty that the majority considers boring. Otherwise how can marriages last 30 years?
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