Comments on abufares said...the world according to a tartoussi: Lost Somewhere

Dear AF ... Dear LS We need to be more precise .....

2009-06-02T06:12:18.383+03:00

Dear AF ... Dear LS

We need to be more precise ... It really depends on what kind of "trouble".

For example, I can not be depended on to help a friend in this kind of trouble:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rVNRWlyQAc

But I can probably help if it is more like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqaVn-z5oFQ

I wonder whether we should even bother convincing ...

2009-06-01T22:39:09.086+03:00

I wonder whether we should even bother convincing anyone, for those who do ask this question are doubtfully equipped to grasp the whole essence of this post.
As for "creative", is he really that "dependable in time of trouble"? Just writing that bet thing makes me wonder...

Thanks! They ARE idiots. Don't worry they can ta...

2009-05-31T09:41:20.088+03:00

Thanks!

They ARE idiots.

Don't worry they can take it : )

@Camille I'm sorry to tell our friends that they a...

2009-05-31T09:31:49.406+03:00

@Camille
I'm sorry to tell our friends that they are wrong. Well, I really am not, simply because it means that you won the bet.
I do hope that Lost Somewhere comes over this place again and answers for herself.
I wouldn't quite say that they are idiots. They're of course free to speculate. But, it doesn't make any sense.. their speculation:-)

One last thing Abu Fares Two of your and my frien...

2009-05-31T09:09:08.653+03:00

One last thing Abu Fares

Two of your and my friends are placing a bet with me.

They are suggesting that "lost Somewhere" is not who she is ... that you created her.

And I am telling them that they are wrong.

Would you be kind enough to tell them that they are both idiots?

Thanks Abu Fares : ) ... Although, I usually try h...

2009-05-31T08:05:47.470+03:00

Thanks Abu Fares : ) ... Although, I usually try hard to avoid getting into trouble ... because in time of trouble, I am the first one to run as fast as I can.

@Camille I told you that you are a dependable man ...

2009-05-30T10:45:34.663+03:00

@Camille
I told you that you are a dependable man in time of trouble. Even an inopportune "S" could not pass by your first line of defenses :-)

Tsk tsk tsk ... Abu Fares, there is no need for an...

2009-05-30T06:20:26.221+03:00

Tsk tsk tsk ... Abu Fares, there is no need for an "s" at the end of end.

@Lost Somewhere You already understand the game an...

2009-05-29T17:35:06.324+03:00

@Lost Somewhere
You already understand the game and the lack of rules. I suspect the "like of us" can't have it any other way.
May your voyage of self discovery, enlightenment and passion never ends. For without it, there's no purpose at all.

I shall follow your advice and remain unfound... I...

2009-05-28T20:57:55.237+03:00

I shall follow your advice and remain unfound... I doubt I can do any better
But passion obviously finds its origin in the small yet deep fissures in our lives. And in a state of denial of our own personal dimension of failure we tend to nurture it, to fill that fissure with an exaggeration of whatever it is about...a "grandiose" illusion that we keep aspiring to.
But we are the only consuming creatures on this planet and from that we will keep on desiring and burning until obtaining and consuming even the unconsumable that once obtained will find it's passion butchered by time, repetition or merely from that acknowledgement of the veracity of that long awaited victory.
Passions are solely made of those burning moments of sweet unrest, passions are our worst and most beautiful illusions of life. What shines in our brains inspired from life shines greater within...

@Camille I like your way of thinking as a man who ...

2009-05-26T10:50:46.589+03:00

@Camille
I like your way of thinking as a man who can be depended on in time of trouble.
Yet, passion cannot be approached in such a calculating manner. I agree with you that the anticipation of fulfilling the end desire must be as engaging and "fun" as the ultimate goal or we would be fanatic rather than passionate.

No pain no gain!!!

@DJ Ahhh, I see. Well you have to consider that th...

2009-05-26T10:32:23.449+03:00

@DJ
Ahhh, I see. Well you have to consider that this piece was written immediately after the Double Scotch so it can't be interpreted unless in the right frame of mind. And, DJ thank you for your call about the book. I should consider the matter less casually.

@Al Thank you Al for your kind words of support an...

2009-05-26T10:28:59.497+03:00

@Al
Thank you Al for your kind words of support and encouragement. I really appreciate them and your visit.

(VERSE #1) Oh, life is bigger It's bigger than you...

2009-05-26T08:37:00.055+03:00

(VERSE #1)
Oh, life is bigger
It's bigger than you
And you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The distance in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I've said it all

(VERSE #2)
That's me in the corner
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion
Trying to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no, I've said too much
I haven't said enough

(CHORUS)
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try
(THIRD TIME THRU, DS al CODA "GO TO CODA")

(VERSE #3)
Every whisper
Of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded old, fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I've said it all

(VERSE #4)
Consider this
Consider this hint of the century
Consider this slip
That brought me to my knees pale
What if all these fantasies
Come flailing around
And now I've said too much

(CHORUS)
I thought that I heard you laughing
I thought that I heard you sing
I think I thought I saw you try

(BRIDGE)
That was just a dream
That was just a dream

(REPEAT VERSE #2)

(REPEAT CHORUS)

(CODA)
That was just a dream
Try, cry, why, try
That was just a dream
just a dream, just a dream...

"I don't intend to keep what I want beyond my reac...

2009-05-26T01:01:04.091+03:00

"I don't intend to keep what I want beyond my reach. But pure passion burns hotter the more difficult it is to attain. It's a simple fact of life and a beautiful one at that."If pure passion burns hotter the more difficult it is to attain ... and if we are aware of this "fact of life" ... should we still allow our pure passion to operate uncontrollably when our object of passion is most likely beyond our reach ("to obtain"), or should we interfere with rational thinking to reduce our expectations in order to not be disappointed at the end of the passion process that will not lead to us permanently owning what we desire with such great passion?

My advise to Lost somewhere is to absolutely not suppress her passions, but to not allow them to exist uncontrollably either.

It depends on if she is wise enough to find value and happiness in the process itself, and not only in the end point: The "success" of achieving a goal that we passionately seek.

If it is a case of a being motivated solely by the hope of achieving a goal, and not only through living through the process, then I would think about:

1) The probability of success ... how likely it is that I would succeed if I work on it. and

2) the expected (negative) value of pain associated in case the end of the process shows one will not obtain whatever one spent all that passion energy towards obtaining,

But if we learn to enjoy the process for what it is, then ... the more passion the better... no need for calculating probabilities of success and estimating the degree of pain of expected failure.

No no, my first impression couldn't be warranted b...

2009-05-25T22:55:20.518+03:00

No no, my first impression couldn't be warranted by a reference anywhere in your writing. It was, how shall I put it, a 'feeling'. This is usually what happens when I read blogs in the office, inbetween responding to enquiries from dumb contractors, it'd take a little while for my lazy intellect to attune to your poetic writing.

Keep it up Abu Fares, and I shall, again, join the collective call for you to write a book!

Not the art to make somthing to be a beautiful,bu ...

2009-05-25T21:34:51.887+03:00

Not the art to make somthing to be a beautiful,bu the art to make a beautiful to be more and more beautiful.
Abu Fares,You are the man who does it.

Al

@DJ I know that you go into deep mode when you rea...

2009-05-25T19:58:45.040+03:00

@DJ
I know that you go into deep mode when you read and that's why I always enjoy reading and replying to your comments. But I couldn't see where you got the idea that this post has any hint of defeatism. It was an attempt on my part to explain to myself and to Lost Somewhere why I will never give up.
I don't intend to keep what I want beyond my reach. But pure passion burns hotter the more difficult it is to attain.
It's a simple fact of life and a beautiful one at that.

ah, I swear I wrote my comment before I saw the re...

2009-05-25T16:39:10.037+03:00

ah, I swear I wrote my comment before I saw the reference to altruism in your reply to lê. at least I'm making some sense. :)

This post had stirred a host of mixed feelings. At...

2009-05-25T16:37:45.793+03:00

This post had stirred a host of mixed feelings. At first I mistakenly thought this was a rationale of defeatism. I then realized that it’s me who sometimes allow the universal definitions of greed and the false pretenses of altruism to keep what I want beyond my reach. It’s a struggle indeed. But then that what keeps the horse going beyond the steeplechasers; knowing there’s a meal and respite at the end of track.

@Anonymous شكراً لكلماتك والتي فعلاً دفعتني للتفك...

2009-05-25T11:48:06.401+03:00

@Anonymous

شكراً لكلماتك والتي فعلاً دفعتني للتفكير ملياً محاولاً ادراك سبب عدم التفاتي إلى الكتابة بشكل جدي. علي أن أصل إلى نقطة العدم رجوع عند اتخاذي قراراً كهذا و حسب ما تبدو عليه الأمور فمن الممكن أن يحدث هذا الآن أكثر من أي وقت مضى

@lê I have long ago decided that "mass" passion co...

2009-05-25T11:41:56.431+03:00

@lê
I have long ago decided that "mass" passion could only lead to mass "hysteria".
With the state of the world as it is, with the burdens left behind by ideologies, empires and religions I have very little left to admire in altruistic goals and dreams.

@KJ I loved your story for various reasons. First,...

2009-05-25T11:38:19.191+03:00

@KJ
I loved your story for various reasons. First, the way you told it was so delicate, intricate and sensual (in a KJ kind of way). Then it really meant a lot to me that you see yourself in me and vice versa. I have to thank you for that and know that I see you as one of the youngest old men I know. And finally, and most importantly, the "tormenting passion" you had (and probably still have) for the woman with the green eyes who smiles for and on behalf of the world is so endearing.
Your story is truly inspirational.

إذا لم يكن إبداعا ذلك التشبيه البديع لباريس بتلك ا...

2009-05-24T22:52:39.937+03:00

إذا لم يكن إبداعا ذلك التشبيه البديع لباريس بتلك الامراة الربعينية التي وصفت فأنا لا أدري ما الإبداع كلما فكرت في باريس سأذكر ذلك التشبيه، عزيزي أبو فارس أخرج للعلن كاتباً....أرجوك

my Dear Abufares, Gilgemish asked the same questio...

2009-05-24T18:03:36.567+03:00

my Dear Abufares, Gilgemish asked the same question 5000 years ago, perhaps the real (jihad)can give us an answer,
lê