Please tell me who I am

Anumite discutii din ultima vreme, vremea de rahat de-afara, certuri cu un prieten, si-alte alea m-au cufundat intr-o stare cam proasta. Dac-as fi pictor, s-ar chema "perioada albastra".

E vorba de discutia asta, mai mult sau mai putin, la care, BTW, am uitat sa adaug niste link-uri destul de importante (1, 2, 3, 4). Discutie pe care am tot avut-o pe diverse forumuri si cu diversi oameni si care pare sa evolueze intotdeauna de-a lungul acelorasi parametri. M-am plictisit s-o am, parc-as fi tot timpul in the twilight zone, unde totul se repeta ad infinitum. Totul este atat de simplu, de ce este nevoie sa complicam lucrurile?

In 1775, Ben Franklin, tatuc al Constitutiei americane si francmason de francmason scria:

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Adica, vezi matale, Cei care renunta la libertati esentiale pentru a obtine nitica securitate temporara, nu merita nici libertate nici securitate. Mason, mason, da’ prost nu era! Si-a mai zis el ca

• n-a existat niciodata un razboi bun sau o pace proasta
• Much less is it adviseable for a Person to go thither [to America], who has no other Quality to recommend him but his Birth. In Europe it has indeed its Value; but it is a Commodity that cannot be carried to a worse Market than that of America, where people do not inquire concerning a Stranger, What is he? but, What can he do?
• Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves;

Urmatoarele nu le-a zis, dar le-ar fi putut zice:

• Treason is a charge invented by winners as an excuse for hanging the losers. (from 1776 (1969) by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone)
• Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
• The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. (Rita Mae Brown)

Cand eram mic imi placea mult sa dezbat. Imi placea in principal pentru ca invatam ceva nou sau eram surprins de argumentele aduse. In ultima vreme insa, fie ca ma cert cu nevasta, fie ca “interactionez” pe un forum, fie ca “discut” cu un birocrat, am mereu impresia ca stiu exact cum va decurge discutia, ca totul e o piesa proasta scrisa la comanda si ca n-am de ales, oricat o cred de proasta, tre’ s-o joc.

Cand eram mic, traiam in the Unbearable Lightness of Being. Amu ii the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Noroc cu Supertramp, ei ma-nteleg, desi cantau asta inainte sa ma fi nascut.

Title: The Logical Song
Artist: Supertramp
Album: Breakfast in America, Track: 02
Year: 1979
Genre: Progressive Rock

Traducere: Google Translate corectat da moi, Zamolxis
Am pus in lista si alte trupe progress si-am pus si Pursuit of Happiness

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, Joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Clinical, intellectual, cynical. There are times when all the world's asleep, The questions run too deep For such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd But please tell me who I am. Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, Liberal, fanatical, criminal. Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable! At night, when all the world's asleep, The questions run so deep For such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd But please tell me who I am.

Când eram tânar, mi se parea ca viata era asa de minunata, Un miracol, uof ce faina, magica. Si toate pasarile din copaci,  cântau atât de fericit, Vesel, jucaus belind ochii la mine. Dar apoi m-au trimis departe sa ma învete cum sa fiu cu bun-simt, Logic, responsabil, pragmatic. Si mi-au aratat o lume unde puteam fi baiet de baiet, Clinic, intelectual, cinic. Exista momente când toata lumea a adormit, Întrebarile bat prea adânc Pentru un om asa de simplu. (Nu vrei?) - te rog, Te rog, spune-mi ce-am învatat Stiu ca suna absurd Dar te rog, spune-mi cine sunt. Acum, ai grija ce zici ori îti vor spune “radical”, Liberal, fanatic, penal. Doriti sa va (în)semnati, am vrea sa simtim ca esti Acceptabil, respectabil, prezentabil, o leguma! La noapte, când toata lumea a adormit, Întrebarile bat atât de adânc Pentru un om atât de simplu. (Nu vrei?) - te rog, Te rog, spune-mi ce-am învatat Stiu ca suna absurd Dar te rog, spune-mi cine sunt.

De multe ori mi se pare ca Elephants Dream, al doilea clip din lista Blender din visul bampir a fost inspirat de cantecul de mai sus. Si mi se face nitel frig. Sau, poate, cine stie, e numa’ din cauza ca-mi lipseste muierea me..

Surse / More info: yt, wiki-progres, progarchives

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Two-Disc Special Edition: Philip Kaufman, Juliette Binoche, Tomek Bork, Jean-Claude Bouillon, Jacques Ciron, Daniel Day-Lewis, Consuelo de Havilland, Derek de Lint, Pavel Landovsky, Leon Lissek, Charles Millot, Donald Moffat, Bruce Myers, Daniel Olbrychski, Lena Olin, Hana-Maria Pravda, Stellan Skarsgård, Pavel Slaby, Jiri Stanislav, Vladimir Valenta, Marrian Walters: DVD

The Unbearable Lightness Of Being:a Novel: Milan Kundera: Books

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Two-Disc Special Edition: DVD

Supertramp - Inside Supertramp 1974-1980: Supertramp: DVD

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