a note written with a date mark of april 27, several years ago - which i first discovered in my late oxford days. not quite sure who it was he, victor, wrote it for.
"...turn from the wall, and shrug off your coat of many sorrows. there are a thousand smiles waiting to guide you through the coming days.
turn not to the wall, but to the mirror, for there are eyebrow lines and white teeth so perfect that you overlooked them in your search for blemishes.
when the mirror has done with you, turn to the window, for the window can look back with different eyes and find those perfections, simply because you believe in them.
in the wall you will find nothing. in the mirror, you will find yourself. but in the window you will find whatever it is you seek.
someone else is somewhere looking through a window, which could in its turn become yours. i know you will not believe this, but that someone could find you beautiful.
for love sees no plainness or deformity within the window frame, only the clarity and perfection first seen in the mirrored image of the mind..."
and he concluded that love is always beautiful.
made in heaven
winter silhouette 2003
my about
- Vahd Mulachela
- Jakarta, DKI, Indonesia
- my name is vahd. yes, vahd. I love maps, reading, writing, figuring out 'the way to get there and back again'. my coffee is black with a teaspoon of sugar. I rarely discuss my tailor or my hairstyle. no matter how busy i am, i can always be relaxed... especially when i'm in cikini or when there's good music. i play the acoustic guitar (mostly to entertain myself and someone i try to impress) and i have a pair of old shoes that's been walking with me through so many different streets where i saw and meet people quite like you.
the viewers
the stats
the road less travelled
to get there and back again, Rinca Island, 20 May 2007
6 comments:
Kebetulan gw sedang melukis wajah lu, susah banget dapet warna dan bayangannya karena resolusi fotonya rendah. I have spent much time to analyze your face lately ha! But I consider it's done! Anyway, lukisannya cocok banget untuk mereprestasikan atau mengilustrasikan "Incognita"... mungkin gw akan merubah backgroundnya, but I keep the window there :)
beautiful as always ya tulisannya. Selalu ada yang bikin "hah??" tapi setujuw gw ma si tulisan Window tu emang paling enak krauk ... krauk ... krauk ... (heuuu jd inget cerpen yg tempo dulu ta tulisi)
Cieeeh aja lah ... Ni gosip numpuk kayaknya ya . See u somewhere then.
Vaaaahd ... kata incognita itu nampak sesuatu yang cantik hahaha ... daaagh ^_^ hepi nulis lagi :)
@anonymous 1: terima kasih utk lukisannya. sudah "ngintip" prototype-nya, keren.
@ anonymous 2: syukur deh kalo tulisan2nya bs menghibur.
Hahaha prototype! I take that as a compliment, thanks Byl :)
And ... I believe it is love, you are right.
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