An early self portrait by Pablo Picasso. When we spend so much time wearing all sorts of social masks, its a relief to sit down and have only your thoughts to keep you company. Despite never quite knowing how to leave those masks behind.
"(...)I made of myself what I did not know how, And what I could have made of myself I failed to do. The domino costume that I wore was all wrong And I was immediately recognized as someone I was not and I did not deny it, and was lost. When I tried to take off the mask, It was stuck to my face. When I took it off and looked myself in the mirror, I had already grown old. I was drunk, and I no longer knew how to put on the costume that I had not taken off. I threw the mask away and slept in the dressing room Like a dog tolerated by the management Because it is harmless. And I am going to write this story to prove that I am sublime.(...)"
An early self portrait by Pablo Picasso. When we spend so much time wearing all sorts of social masks, its a relief to sit down and have only your thoughts to keep you company. Despite never quite knowing how to leave those masks behind.
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"(...)I made of myself what I did not know how,
And what I could have made of myself I failed to do.
The domino costume that I wore was all wrong
And I was immediately recognized as someone I was not and I did not deny it, and was lost.
When I tried to take off the mask,
It was stuck to my face.
When I took it off and looked myself in the mirror,
I had already grown old.
I was drunk, and I no longer knew how to put on the costume that I had not taken off.
I threw the mask away and slept in the dressing room
Like a dog tolerated by the management
Because it is harmless.
And I am going to write this story to prove that I am sublime.(...)"
Tabacaria, F. Pessoa (roughly translated)
Speechless.
TY for sending this to me. I appreciate it very very much.
Khairun
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