La vie en rose

If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that something happened better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb. (Don’t Hesitate.)

On days when everything’s numb, I think I should feel bad, but I don’t. And yet I do. When someone asks what’s wrong, I say I’m just tired. And it’s true. I’m tired of all this. This life that makes no difference. What’s the point in caring about something that doesn’t last?