Travel around the World has become another exercise in narcissistic Self presentation, one more way of desperately extracting some semblance of uniqueness out of your otherwise mediocre existence. You can keep traveling around the World, and still do not know who you are and what you are looking for. You have been thrown into uncomfortable situations, breaking ...
1991-03-31 Rheydt, Germany / Still haven’t Found / Noch nicht Gefunden / Ainda não Encontrou / Todavía no he Encontrado
Life is a confusing journey. Life is full of the unthinkable, the unimaginable and the impossible. Life is filled with questions. Some questions are more striking than others, some require answers that will inevitably have a huge impact on your life and will manifest the path you end up taking. Life is strung together by these questions, ...
The way you see Beauty / Die Art Schönheit zu Sehen / A maneira como você vê Beleza / La forma en que ves la belleza
Money and Beauty are no object. You can not buy self esteem. - I am intrigued by the way in which physical appearance can often direct a person's life; things happen differently for a beautiful than for a plain one. Different yes, but not necessarily better. So, the next time you see a stunningly beautiful woman ... ...
1912-03-30 Radebeul, Germany / My Brother / Mein Bruder / Meu Irmão / Mi Hermano
In 1856, Karl May commenced teacher training but in 1859 was expelled for stealing six candles but after appealing was allowed to continue. Shortly after graduation, when his roommate accused him of stealing a watch, he was jailed in Chemnitz for six weeks and his license to teach was permanently revoked. After this, Karl May worked with ...
Preciousness of Time / Kostbarkeit der Zeit / Preciosidade do Tempo / Preciosidad del Tiempo
I am very aware of the preciousness of time. I was given two to three years to live. I faced a life unable to properly communicate. Fortunately my mind was unaffected. While all around me people have passed the day deep in conversation, I have often been transported afar, lost inside my own thoughts, trying to ...
Reveries of the connected World / Träumereien der vernetzten Welt / Delírios do Mundo Conectado / Delirios del Mundo Conectado
In the Greek myth of Pandora's box, a curious woman opens a box and releases all manner of evil into the World. Once the box is open, there is no closing it, and only hope is left at the bottom. Is the internet holy or evil? That question does not really matter. The internet just is. It ...
World Government / Weltregierung / Governo Mundial / Gobierno Mundial
The most important change has been the one made necessary by the radio and the airplane. Measured in time of transport and communication, the whole globe is now smaller than a small European country was a hundred years ago. The World is now so small that a major event in any country affects all. A civil war ...
2013-03-28 Natal, Brazil / One Day / Eines Tages / Um Dia / Un Día
We could have ... gotten a couples massage at luxury spa somewhere in the World, watched the stars from the rooftop loung bar in Sao Paulo or even have slept under the stars in the desert, written each other a Love letter, visited each others hometowns, taken a spontaneous road trip somewhere new, had a picnic, done a movie ...
The Blind Men and the Elephant / Die Blinden und der Elefant / Os Cegos e o Elefante / Los Ciegos y el Elefante
We know something, but not everything. Our World is full of confusion. Humans have a tendency to project their partial experiences as the whole truth, ignore other people's partial experiences. You should always consider that you may be partially right and may have only partial information. Your subjective experience can be true, but your experience is limited by ...
2016-03-27 Caraubas, Brazil / Sun goes Down / Sonne geht Unter / Sol se Põe / El sol se pone
Nothing's ever what we expect - But they keep asking where we're going next - All we're chasing is the sunset - Got my mind on you - Doesn't matter where we are - Doesn't matter where we are - Doesn't matter no - If there's a moment when it's perfect - We'll carve our names - As the sun goes down As the sun ...
1827-03-26 Vienna, Austria / Immortal Beloved / Unsterbliche Geliebte / Amada Imortal / Amado Inmortal
The Immortal Beloved is the mysterious addressee of a Love letter which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote on 6 – 7 of July 1812 in Teplitz. The apparently unsent letter was found in the composer's estate after his death. The two candidates favored by most scholars are Antonie Brentano and Josephine Brunsvik. Other candidates are Julie (Giulietta) Guicciardi, Therese Brunsvik, Amalie Sebald, Dorothea ...
Everloving / Immer und Ewig / Sempre e para Sempre / Siempre y para Siempre
You may think that I am talking stupid, nonsense, foolish. You have heard that I am wild and crazy, that I am independent and free. You may wonder how I can promise you this Love that I feel for you will always be. I am going to love you forever, for ever and ever. As sure as ...
2015-03-24 Jacuma – Caraubas, Brazil / Black Magic Woman / Schwarze magische Frau / Mulher magia Negra / Mujer magia Negro
She has no time to play games with your mind and your heart. She is straightforward concerning her desires. She is expressive about the feelings she feels. She is herself at all times, no matter what. She embraces and accepts every aspect of herself. She does not hide. You will not face her without facing yourself ...
2014-03-23 CTC Natal, Brazil / I am your Man / Ich bin dein Mann / Eu sou seu Homem / Soy tu Hombre
Though highly irritated by his secretary's mistakes, it soon becomes apparent that the Boss is sexually aroused by her obedient behavior. After he confronts her about her propensity for self-injury and commands that she never hurt herself again, the two embark on a BDSM relationship. She experiences a sexual and personal awakening, and falls deeply in Love. ...
2003-03-22 Marbella, Spain / I’m Lying, I’m Dying / Ich Lüge, ich Sterbe / Estou Mentindo, Estou Morrendo / Estoy Mintiendo, Estoy Muriendo
Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem - Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf - It's alarming honestly how charming she can be - Fooling everyone, telling them she's having fun - She says, You don't want to be like me - Don't wanna see all the things I've seen. - I'm dying, I'm dying - She says, You don't want ...
What is it like to be You / Wie ist es Du zu Sein / Como é ser Você / Cómo es ser Tú
Both sides in any war believe that their side is the just side. The mentality of war says that only when our enemies are defeated can we have peace. Humanity has been fighting an endless war with each other for thousands of years and no side has been able to claim victory. The problem is the habit ...
1617-03-21 Gravesend, UK / The new World / Die neue Welt / O novo Mundo / El nuevo Mundo
All must die, but it is enough that your child lives on - The true story of Pocahontas is a tale of tragedy and heartbreak. The story is a tragic tale of a young native girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered by those who were supposed to keep her safe. Pocahontas died in the town of ...
You are Beautiful / Du bist Wunderschön / Você é Linda / Eres Linda
Every morning on your way to work you meet eye to eye with people, just strangers, like a pretty girl and you would think is there a connection? You feel that connection for a split second and wonder who that person was. That is the core idea. What if two people were really perfect for each other, ...
1993-03-20 Warrington, UK / In your Head / In deinem Kopf / Na sua Cabeça / En tu Cabeza
Three-year-old Johnathan Ball died at the scene. He had been in town with his babysitter, shopping for a Mother's Day card. Twelve-year-old Tim Parry, was gravely wounded and died on 25 March 1993 when his life support machine was switched off, after tests had found only minimal brain activity. Zombie is a protest song by Irish rock band The Cranberries, written about the 1993 ...
2015-03-20 Recife, Brazil / I am Sailing / Ich Segel / Estou Velejando / Estoy Navegando
Even on the most perfect weekend day, you will see only a handful of empty berth's in the Yachtclub; most sailing boats jostle in their place. Smart, motivated, and capable people own these sailing boats: doctors, lawyers, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, teachers, engineers, etc. They have sacrificed and saved and dedicated significant resources for years to buy, berth, and ...
Storytelling / Geschichtenerzählen / Narrativa / Cuentacuentos
Always be aware of the story you are telling to yourself in each and every moment, about yourself, about others, about the World, and about the nature of all your experiences. Do you see how you insert yourself into the narrative of virtually every story you tell. This is the self-centered nature of the Ego. It ...
2011-03-19 Rua Avanhandava – Sao Paulo, Brazil / Crazy / Verrückt / Louco / Loca
And I'm crazy, but you like it (loca, loca, loca) - You like that it ain't easy (loca, loca, loca) - And I'm crazy but you like it (loca, loca, loca) - I'm crazy but you like it - The majority of people think that I am crazy or that I am going crazy. People think I am weird, ...
2012-03-18 Madrid, Spain / The Milk / Die Milch / O Leite / La Leche
To say that something is 'La Leche' could mean two different things: either it is really good or really bad. That may seem confusing at first, but there are actually similar expressions in English. For example, when you say something is sick, you are either saying it is awesome or just plain disgusting. So in the end, it ...
2002-03-17 Marbella, Spain / You’re my kind of Girl / Du bist meine Art von Mädchen / Você é meu tipo de Garota / Eres mi tipo de Chica
Party girls are wonderfully impulsive, gorgeously wild, beautiful and madly sexy girls who live in the glorious moment. They are many things but they are not grown-ups. They do not live in reality, they are living in an endless fantasy. They live in pretty, glitter bubbles, drink champagne like water and pass out, black out completely ...
An illegal Experience / Eine illegale Erfahrung / Uma experiência Ilegal / Una experiencia Ilegal
The psychedelic experience is as central to understanding your humaness as having sex, or having a child, or having responsibilities, or having hopes and dreams, and yet it is illegal. We are somehow told, we are infantilized. We are told you know you can wander around with in the sanctioned playpen of ordinary Consciousness. And we have some ...