Sunlight falls through the window and music from ballboy plays from my stereo. The sunlight looks unusually pretty today. It shakes me from my state of perpetual daydream. I decide to leave the shelter of my mind and enter the real world. I catch a bus and travel past trees heavy with bright pink blossom. I sit outside drinking coffee watching the world pass me by. The real world involves interaction. I text a girl in Greece, a fellow sinsterine, a friend of the heroes, and a life long member of the dreamers movement, if you really want to know. She tells me: "sometimes I dream, sometimes I fly/and it's all because I do/ believe that we'll be still in love tomorrow"- She tells me Nixon says that. She tells me she needs a true love. I tell her she will find one. One day. I take some pictures and a young girl decides to pose for me. She looks sweet and happy and excited to be captured on film. She offers me her balloon. It reminds me of what someone from the german exchange once said: "There's nothing more inspiring than an act of kindness. Simple throw away things - general etiquette, passers by who are smiling, etc. " I talk to a stranger and surprise myself. It wasn't such a terrifying thing to do after all. I feel brave and talk some more to other strangers. People in burger king, people on family outings, people I already know. That's a lie. They talk to me. The world welcomes me. I'm not sure I'm ready to accept but its nice to know that the offer is there. Take Care Rachel PS for definitions of some of the more complex terms used in this post please consult dimitra's dictionary ************* If you're any sort of hero, you'll be fighting for what you believe in. You'll get tired, and worn down by the world. There's always somebody to tell you you're wrong....You can't always save the world. But you're a hero, so that won't stop you trying. http://www.friendsoftheheroes.co.uk ***************** +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+