Skywatch Friday and some prose

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Whenever I walk past it, I'm always intrigued by this building: a policestation built in the late 1900s and been used as such until 2015. Since then awaiting a new destination.

One of the many canals near my house. Then again: everything in Amsterdam is 'near my house' since you can easily walk from one end of the city to the opposite one under four hours.

Noordermarkt. On the left: the best applepie in town at Winkel 43. On the right you see the Noorderchurch

Another canal. With in the distance the Westerchurch, the bells of which gave Anne Frank, hiding in an attic behind a book case a few hundred meters towards where the viewer stands, the hope that one day the war would end and she could return safely to her original homecountry, Germany. Yes, she was German, not Dutch.

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Recently this piece came to me when listening to some sad music that made me smile. Is it a story or a poem and does it matter? What do you think of the GIF I found to go with this piece of prose? It's a circle story or - poem. Meaning the last line is the same as the first one. What do you call this type of writing?

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Feel Sad (#CircleStoetry)

The music made him feel sad.

And happy. 

The piano could do

with a bit of tuning. 

Then again, so could he.

Reality and he were out of tune,

out of sync and out of line.

And soon...out of time.

She was out of order. 

It's why she had stopped playing.

She needed to be fixed.

Tomorrow he would

call for a repair crew 

to have a look

at his Companion. 

For now he would ask 

for some soothing music 

and his handlers obliged.

The music made him feel sad.

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What do we want?

What do you actually want? No, not what 'society' tells you you want. So, I'm not talking about money, a good job, a well deserved vacation, a flashy car or even a loving life partner.

If you really think about it, what is it that deep down you actually want?

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Recently I got to talk to someone who at one point said: "I could sit in my study and think deep thoughts. Or I could be with my 'normal' partner, watch some Netflix together and occassionally have sex. What would you choose?"

There are a few things to take into consideration concerning this Big Thought:

without thinkers and creatives society will come to a grinding halt;

even thinkers and creatives need to relax every once in a while.

Basically: spending your time only on Big Thoughts isn't very helpful to society

but nor is only spending your time working for a boss and watching Netflix.

If you are one of those people in doubt of what they want: to think Deep Thoughts or be numbed down by Netflix...perhaps consider this:

Generally speaking the most content people have found connection. With family, people with shared interests, friends...It explains our deep sense of beloning and people actually dressing the same like others in the group they long to belong to. 

It's why social media influencers have such power over people. What politicians and other marketeers are well aware off.

Turns out: what deep down most people really want is to be seen, to be heard, to be wanted. A need to be needed.

Having read all of the above (thank you for that, by the way. It's why I write), I have a final question for you and give you a minute to think about it...

What is it that you really want?

Replies in the comment section.

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