1. 1 Ieva

    Hey Enrico,
    Luca sent me this link and I just swollowed your article:) U should write more in Lithuanian .
    Thank you for this amazing sharing of your feelings and not being afraid of your own thoughts and heart. It’s amazing how wide open your eyes must be to see the positive where majority sees the negative.
    I would like to publish this in a newspaper so that as many Lithuanians read this and learn to see what is beneath the surface.
    Even though I recognize some of those moments that you talk about it still takes a lot of courage to state them to be a value while the modern materialistic style really discounts those simple things and convinces you that you are worth “MORE” . Something MORE that actually brings less.
    Enrico, I say thanks. Hats off ……. :)

  2. 2 Henry

    Hi Ieva,
    it’s great to read something from you, my friend.
    I definitely agree with your comment, especially the ending part regarding this sick modern materialistic style: “something more that actually brings less” it’s quite a wise conclusion, really.
    So thank you for your words, reading them once again I feel you really got the meaning of my articles.
    What I did was nothing but looking inside me and sharing those impressions with you, all of you, without being afraid of saying things exactly as I see them.
    I might be wrong, seeing reality in a distorted way (I spent something like 3 months in LT, not more) but, in the end, that was just my point of view.
    It might be wrong or might not correspond to reality, but it surely matches my feelings/impressions.

    I’m glad you appreciate, sincerely.
    Hope to see you soon, at least to show you I’m still wearing “something” around my ankle! ;)

  3. 3 Ieva

    Good to hear from you Enrico.
    This kinda made me miss our Taize time something called a smoke and talk on the wall of Cluny. Maybe even repeat it on the streets of Klaipeda. :)

    Nevertheless, I still think that BATAS still has a great history and a safe sanctuary to offer to its legs ;) It might just take another set of eyes to see that or another period of time. All of the sudden someone helps u to see the unseen that you haven’t noticed before but always enjoyed its quiet service. So please next time write something about BATAS. I wanna know.

    By the way I didn’t realize you are so poetic in your language. Good job.

    Peace out, let me know if the thing on the ankle needs repair :)

  4. 4 Henry

    Ieva,
    those Taizè times like that evening in Cluny are something that will always stay within us.
    (A vanilla flavoured smoke and a talk on the walls of Cluny) ;)
    We can speak about that BATAS, maybe in Taizè or maybe in Klaipeda but I won’t write about it, at least not now.
    Thank you once again for your appreciation.
    (Don’t worry, the “ankle-thing” stayed there since the day you made it - I’ve never taken it off and, luckily, it doesn’t need any kind of repair so far).
    Summer’s gettin closer my dear, summer’s getting closer… ;)

  5. 5 Lincepince

    Dear Henry, I was amased about your story, I have read it twice! that’s absolutely wonderful, you made me remember those thing which I forgot has a value. (especially winter, the most terrible season, but on the other side.. it plays the great part in my character and is the part of my soul)
    I’m so glad, that your thoughts about Lithuania are so pure and unspoilled. I hope your opinion and believings won’t change with time.

    I really can’t wait to see you in Vilnius.

    missing you, Lina

  6. 6 Henry

    Thank you so much Lina, I’m comforted by your appreciation.
    Can the purity you see in my words be childish?
    I don’t know - but, if it is, then we should let that children we have inside speak a little bit more often.
    ’till our next meeting,
    Henry.

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