ጋቢና ተቀምጠው ለሹፌሩ አቅጣጫ መጠቆም የሚዳዳቸው ታክሲ ተሳፋሪዎች ያስጠሉኛል።
ገንዘብን ገንዘብ ወይም ብር በማለት ፈንታ ሳንቲም የሚሉ ሰዎች ያናድዱኛል።
"እንደምን አደራችሁ? ደህና አደራችሁ?" ስትል (ለስልኳ) "እግዚያር ይመስገን።" ማለት ዳዳኝ። የጠዋት ሰላምታ ደስ ይለኛል።
ገና ወደሰዎች ማየት ስጀምር የአይን ቆባቸው ሙሉ በሙሉ ያልተከፈተ ሰዎች ያስፈሩኝ ነበር። አሁን እነሱም ደስ ይሉኛል። ከሚታየው የማይታየው እንደሚበዛ አውቀዋልና። ምን እፈራለሁ? ጠመንጃ እፈራለሁ? አልፈራም። (አንዴ ቁርስ እየበላን፣ "ከብዕር በላይ ሀያል ምን አለ?" አለ አንዱ። ሌላኛው፣ "ጠመንጃ።" አለ። አንድ ላይ አወኩ። የጠቀለልኋትን ፍርፍር ወደአፌ ማስገባት አቃተኝ። ከጊዜ በኋላ በአንድ አጋጣሚ የጠመንጃ አፈሙዝ ግራ ክርኔን (የምጽፍበትን) ደቆሰኝ። ለቀናት ሲጠዘጥዘኝ ስለጠመንጃ ደጋግሜ አሰብሁ። ግን አልፈራም።)
የህጻናትን ግንባር መሳም ይዳዳኛል። ልጆች የእኔ ይመስሉኛል። ሲሸሹኝ የእኔ እንዳልሆኑ ይገባኛል። ደግሞም የማንም አይደሉም። አጠገቤ ያለው ልጅ፣ "መኪናው እንቅፋት መታው።" ይላል። "አትደገፋት።" ይሉታል አባቱ። (አልመሰሉኝም። ግን ይሁን።) ደስታዬ ነው እባክዎት ልላቸው ይዳዳኛል።
አንዳንዴ ታክሲ ውስጥ ሳነብ አያቅለሸልሸኝም። ብዙ ጊዜ ግን ያቅለሸልሸኛል። ለምን? ባነብ ነበር የሚሻለኝ። ግን አይሆንልኝም። እና እንዲህ እቀባጥራለሁ።
ሰኔ 17/2013
@coffeeandscribblings
ገንዘብን ገንዘብ ወይም ብር በማለት ፈንታ ሳንቲም የሚሉ ሰዎች ያናድዱኛል።
"እንደምን አደራችሁ? ደህና አደራችሁ?" ስትል (ለስልኳ) "እግዚያር ይመስገን።" ማለት ዳዳኝ። የጠዋት ሰላምታ ደስ ይለኛል።
ገና ወደሰዎች ማየት ስጀምር የአይን ቆባቸው ሙሉ በሙሉ ያልተከፈተ ሰዎች ያስፈሩኝ ነበር። አሁን እነሱም ደስ ይሉኛል። ከሚታየው የማይታየው እንደሚበዛ አውቀዋልና። ምን እፈራለሁ? ጠመንጃ እፈራለሁ? አልፈራም። (አንዴ ቁርስ እየበላን፣ "ከብዕር በላይ ሀያል ምን አለ?" አለ አንዱ። ሌላኛው፣ "ጠመንጃ።" አለ። አንድ ላይ አወኩ። የጠቀለልኋትን ፍርፍር ወደአፌ ማስገባት አቃተኝ። ከጊዜ በኋላ በአንድ አጋጣሚ የጠመንጃ አፈሙዝ ግራ ክርኔን (የምጽፍበትን) ደቆሰኝ። ለቀናት ሲጠዘጥዘኝ ስለጠመንጃ ደጋግሜ አሰብሁ። ግን አልፈራም።)
የህጻናትን ግንባር መሳም ይዳዳኛል። ልጆች የእኔ ይመስሉኛል። ሲሸሹኝ የእኔ እንዳልሆኑ ይገባኛል። ደግሞም የማንም አይደሉም። አጠገቤ ያለው ልጅ፣ "መኪናው እንቅፋት መታው።" ይላል። "አትደገፋት።" ይሉታል አባቱ። (አልመሰሉኝም። ግን ይሁን።) ደስታዬ ነው እባክዎት ልላቸው ይዳዳኛል።
አንዳንዴ ታክሲ ውስጥ ሳነብ አያቅለሸልሸኝም። ብዙ ጊዜ ግን ያቅለሸልሸኛል። ለምን? ባነብ ነበር የሚሻለኝ። ግን አይሆንልኝም። እና እንዲህ እቀባጥራለሁ።
ሰኔ 17/2013
@coffeeandscribblings
ኑሮ እና ስለኑሮ ያለኝ አስተያየት ሲርድ ተሰማኝ። - አዳም ረታ፣ ይወስዳል መንገድ ያመጣል መንገድ፣ ገጽ 209
Thoughts of the day
1. What is with people liberally saying they don't like cauliflower. In my life, it is hard to find and there is no reason to hate it
2. Newly found respect for fingers and all they can do. Very underrated
3. Whoever said learning is pointless... oh you.
4. Good sheeps are not lost. Don't go out looking for them. Unless you are the best shepherd and you are not. That slot has been filled.
5. The book I am reading: " Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can give birth to love. "
Me: avoiding metaphors actively.
Me again: Why am I doing this?
1. What is with people liberally saying they don't like cauliflower. In my life, it is hard to find and there is no reason to hate it
2. Newly found respect for fingers and all they can do. Very underrated
3. Whoever said learning is pointless... oh you.
4. Good sheeps are not lost. Don't go out looking for them. Unless you are the best shepherd and you are not. That slot has been filled.
5. The book I am reading: " Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can give birth to love. "
Me: avoiding metaphors actively.
Me again: Why am I doing this?
Everytime I take CAPTCHA , I fear I will be told I am not human and that I will face an identity crisis. 😁😁 @coffeeandscribblings
I don't like politics. I don't.
There was a time that I did. My mom used to be worried about my love for it. But I no longer do.
But I like bravery. Bravely acting for something you believe in. To the point, people think you have some kind of psychosis.
As a child, I used to admire Joan of arc. As an adult, Birtukan Midekssa.
When I grow up, I want to boldly stand up for what I strongly believe in. I want to have that something to fight for too. I want to never say never. Like this woman; who calls out injustice just like that, who sets out to do the seemingly impossible.
Don't you?
There was a time that I did. My mom used to be worried about my love for it. But I no longer do.
But I like bravery. Bravely acting for something you believe in. To the point, people think you have some kind of psychosis.
As a child, I used to admire Joan of arc. As an adult, Birtukan Midekssa.
When I grow up, I want to boldly stand up for what I strongly believe in. I want to have that something to fight for too. I want to never say never. Like this woman; who calls out injustice just like that, who sets out to do the seemingly impossible.
Don't you?
Looking forward to the day wearing different shoes is normalized. Because looking for a pair is making the morning less bright. 🙂
I was lucky enough to do something 'kind' for a woman today. She said,
''የኔ ቆንጆ እንደው ምን ላድርግሽ? ቁንጥጥ ላድርግሽ?'' and she did. 😂😂 ቆነጠጠችኝ። 😂😂
''የኔ ቆንጆ እንደው ምን ላድርግሽ? ቁንጥጥ ላድርግሽ?'' and she did. 😂😂 ቆነጠጠችኝ። 😂😂
ልቤ የሸበተ መሰለኝ። ተንኮለኛ አዕምሮዬ ረዣዥም ነጫጭ ጸጉሮች የበቀሉባት ልብ ለአይነ ህሊናዬ አሳየው። መኮመታተሯስ? አቅለሸለሸኝ። ጣቶቼን ጨመደድዃቸው።
ስለፍቅር ሁሉም ለመጻፍ ይቸኩላል። ለምን ስለፍቅር ሞት አይጽፉም? ያስጠላቸዋል? ያስፈራል አይደል? ሞት የሚሰነፍጥ ነገር አይደለም። ደግሞም አያጓራም። አፍጥጦ አያይም። አይወራጭም። አይቀዘቅዝም። ሞት የሚከብደው የምንም ነገር አለመኖር ስለሆነ ነው። ቆንጆው እና ተጫዋቹ ፍቅር እንኳን ሲሞት ጸጥ ብሎ ነው። እና ያቅለሸልሻል።
"ፍቅር አይሞትም። ይሄኔ ራስሽው ሞተሽ ነው። ሰበበኛ። የማትችይውን ነገር ምን አስጀመረሽ ሲጀመር?" በብስጭት ተወራጨሁ። "ይኸው። እኔ አልሞትሁም። ሟችሽን ሂጂና ሰብስቢ።"
@coffeeandscribblings
ስለፍቅር ሁሉም ለመጻፍ ይቸኩላል። ለምን ስለፍቅር ሞት አይጽፉም? ያስጠላቸዋል? ያስፈራል አይደል? ሞት የሚሰነፍጥ ነገር አይደለም። ደግሞም አያጓራም። አፍጥጦ አያይም። አይወራጭም። አይቀዘቅዝም። ሞት የሚከብደው የምንም ነገር አለመኖር ስለሆነ ነው። ቆንጆው እና ተጫዋቹ ፍቅር እንኳን ሲሞት ጸጥ ብሎ ነው። እና ያቅለሸልሻል።
"ፍቅር አይሞትም። ይሄኔ ራስሽው ሞተሽ ነው። ሰበበኛ። የማትችይውን ነገር ምን አስጀመረሽ ሲጀመር?" በብስጭት ተወራጨሁ። "ይኸው። እኔ አልሞትሁም። ሟችሽን ሂጂና ሰብስቢ።"
@coffeeandscribblings
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Love your body. Every bit of it.
Love that you can shit and fart... it is a wonderful phenomenon. The eighth wonder, perhaps. Last time I was at the OPD, and the doctor asked one of the patients if her stool color has changed. She looked at us in horror and said she never looked at it. But you are supposed to look at your shit: literally and metaphorically. It has a lot to tell you and it is your doing. It is a result of all the things you gulped down your throat.
Know your body. Familiarize yourself with your complexion, the color of your eyes, your breasts, your balls, your nails and your voice. Even your birthmark. Is it getting darker? Bigger? Know the usual amount of your saliva. The usual smell of your mouth. How many times do you pee? What is the color of your palm creases? Are your nails growing well?
It is not a bad thing. 99% of you is visible. Look at it closely. Caress it.
I have said it before and I shall say it again. Your body is a minicosmo. It is a tiny universe. Most importantly it is you and it is yours. Know it.
This is a medical advice, an invitation to self love and a beginning of a wonderful art. Join me as we discover all the mysteries of our bodies.
@coffeeandscribblings
Love that you can shit and fart... it is a wonderful phenomenon. The eighth wonder, perhaps. Last time I was at the OPD, and the doctor asked one of the patients if her stool color has changed. She looked at us in horror and said she never looked at it. But you are supposed to look at your shit: literally and metaphorically. It has a lot to tell you and it is your doing. It is a result of all the things you gulped down your throat.
Know your body. Familiarize yourself with your complexion, the color of your eyes, your breasts, your balls, your nails and your voice. Even your birthmark. Is it getting darker? Bigger? Know the usual amount of your saliva. The usual smell of your mouth. How many times do you pee? What is the color of your palm creases? Are your nails growing well?
It is not a bad thing. 99% of you is visible. Look at it closely. Caress it.
I have said it before and I shall say it again. Your body is a minicosmo. It is a tiny universe. Most importantly it is you and it is yours. Know it.
This is a medical advice, an invitation to self love and a beginning of a wonderful art. Join me as we discover all the mysteries of our bodies.
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