2020 continues..
The last time we left off, the Homosapiens were all contained, confined in their homes, waiting for the day when they would be allowed to roam freely again.
But, there were various kinds of waiting.
There were some who listened and intently followed the instructions about how to “social distance” in order to hinder the number of people infected by Covid-19.
There were others who paid no heed, kept socializing and caused medical systems to overload (an example of this is a place called “Florida”, a place that is said to be full of “crazies”).
There were also some “crazies” that resisted and protested that they did not want to be controlled this way (these were the same “crazies” that wanted to control women’s uteri).
And then, there was a magical place near the water, a labyrinth city, where the quarantine was a blessing to its people.
It was a very particular place: in “normal” times, it was filled with outsiders from different lands who would come to admire the beautiful, aquatic city. But since the world was in lockdown, no outsiders were permitted within, so the city belonged to its people again.
The people of the city rejoiced. Finally, their city was returned to them: no strangers wandering around throwing garbage in the streets, no strangers crowding the squares and roads taking pictures of themselves in front of their buildings, nor occupying spaces that could have been their homes, and especially not buying cheap trinkets and causing the price of living to increase.
A city of beauty is bound to create beautiful people, and what a people this city has produced.The landscape is filled with characters that seem unbelievable, magical.
If you wander around the maze of streets, you will eventually find a man that is homeless and spends his time sitting on a bench in a square, listening to Pink Floyd and feeding the pigeons. If you give him a banana, he will give you a big smile. In the same square, sometimes you will find a painter who is in the Guiness Book of World Records for being the fastest painter in the world. You’ll find him walking around with shoes that do not have a covering for the toes (since he’s cut them off). He is a friend to all, with a big laugh and smiling eyes.
If you wander a bit further, you will hear the sounds of woodworking. Here, you will find a man with one arm who is a former national chess player, a thinker and a woodworker. He makes various wooden items for all the folks in the neighbourhood and the entrance of his workshop/house draws many young folk who stop by during the day to say hello and share a few words with him through his open window.
In the street behind him you will find a man who used to work for the government but is now a yoga teacher. A man with a big house and an even bigger heart who will try to help you in any way he can, if you ask. He is like an encyclopedia of the city and will guide you through his city that he loves dearly.
If you continue walking, you will find various residents taking pictures of their magnificent city, a bit glad for the world lockdown because it has returned their city to them.
A city that is like a museum and is filled with museums, works of art and beautiful souls.