inspired by my dream journal

in my head

The setting began in Japan. The people that surrounded me showed me all of their ways, and were ever so welcoming to me. A complete stranger. An oddity even. I got very few stares, but otherwise everyone was so polite. I questioned, "why did the woman transfer the noodles from the plate to the boiling water with her mouth?" Something I may never know, but for some reason I trusted her. Maybe it was a way of passing her energy into the noodles. She looked old, but extremely wise. She was a very small old woman. She looked like she worked hard all of her life. The wrinkles that lined her face, and her palms cracked bearing the stories of her long-lived life.

I was in an almost cafeteria-like setting. Like a school perhaps, where we sat and ate our dinner. A boy was surprised that I knew how to use chopsticks. Many people back home don't know how to use chopsticks. I use them pretty well for being a tourist. I kind've made it a point to learn and respect the ways of the woman I was with. I'll name her Clover. For some odd reasons, I didn't feel like myself for a while. I felt nauseous.

I later did a photoshoot. I bring my camera with me everywhere. I believe in finding the beauty in everything I cross pass with, even if its unconventional.

I took horrible photos of this beautiful couple. I hope they see the beauty in the photos, because I sure did. Afterwards, we all ran..everywhere. I loved it. I loved running graciously with the people who made me feel home when I was so far from it. I felt so incredibly free. Probably the most free I've felt in a while. We didn't speak much to eachother. We spoke through our actions. As they do say, actions speak louder than words. But when we did converse verbally, the conversations were so elegant, nice, and welcoming. Not all, but many of them. I remember complimenting a girl on her outfit. It looked so stunning on her.

Man, do I want to visit Japan. I want to meet other people, and conversate- get to know other parts of the world and learn what makes them happy. What keeps them going in this lifetime. I want to run around and eat delicious food and lay in a bed of flowers; act as though there's no problems in the world and only people. One could only hope that we could all live in harmony with one another. Life is too short. Thats why I continue to make the best of everyday that comes, because tomorrow is not guaranteed.