Here and Forever
Corfu, Greece
I woke with a sensation of queasiness that could be attributed to the activities of the night before. I also woke to a bed full of sand that, likewise, could be attributed to the aforementioned. It took some working to get out of my bed. When I did, we decided to walk to the village for more gyros. We found the cheapest, best tasting ones yet. With that accomplished I headed back on my own to reserve our bus tickets to Athens. I queued for an age only to find out I needed cash on the spot to book, so I headed back to the room and returned and queued longer. Finally I got the reservations and was free to go to the beach.
I passed our Swedish friends, Maria and Sara on the way up the stairs. They had to make a phone call and said they would return to the beach where they had left Gabby and Rebecca. I sat with Gabby and we spoke like old friends. She is so fun to be around because she has this jovial attitude toward life and is the kind of person that makes it impossible to be in a bad mood around. Sara came back and wondered when I would come to see her in Sweden. I said sometime during my semester in Denmark. I figure I can take a few days off and head north to see her, Rebecca, and Maria.
I felt as though I had enough sun and went to the deck above the beach to write and think.
The beach on Corfu
The sea is anything but placid. The tempestuous wind alludes to the fact that even paradise is without perfection. Waves break on the rocks several feet away from a careless society of sunbathers. It’s why they’re here. It’s why I’m here. It’s where the mind is relaxed and has a proclivity to openness. At the same time, though, it’s too serene to make decisions that are more important than which gyro shop to eat at or deciding whether to nap in my bed or on the beach. Some people, most people, will never have the chance to see what I am seeing now before me. There may come a day where this view will be distorted. The physical characteristics of this island, for my future, are inconsequential. It’s the emotions and feelings I have about this place and what it represents. I’m not talking about partying, but the youthful carefree attitude I have right now. I don’t have to think about the real world. My mind has no room for that here. This is an escape from reality; a lapse in time where the brevity of it I will rue in the years to come when life demands slightly more. Enjoy this now.
Here and forever…
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