PARADOXES OF LIFE

Today we write a lot but rarely speak. We have learned how to be fast but not how to wait. We are in the time of fast food but slow digestion, when the dish despises the ingredient, it is the time when you have everything in the showcase but not even a few minutes. Health develops every day but our health weakens, we try to clean the air but we have polluted the soul. We hate often and love rarley.

Illustration:  Argjira Kukaj

Have you ever stopped for just a moment and wondered what the reality of our lives is? Or what is its real paradox? Is it a test or just a certain vital activity?  Are you a young person and your life has just begun or are you old and many years have passed by and you have constantly tried to convince yourself that good has not yet come. When in reality good has come but you have not seen it. You have met hundreds of people but no one has touched you deeply until the moment your life changes and takes another path forever.
You took a look and saw that days, weeks, months, years passing without any notice. To all of this I have an answer, please listen to me carefully, just like you, I also exist in a modern time but if we are honest and fair with each other we live in a historical period where change is not always positive and happens so fast that we start thinking about the present when in fact it is already leaving. But now you might either feel confused or not? And you will ask me, why does all this happen? Let me tell you.
All this happens because we live in a time when we play the piano but do not value the fingers, we guard the spirit from thieves when the thieves are us. We try to multiply our wealth but reduce our value and maybe others as well. Today we discover new creatures but not the creature within us. Blow warm air onto cold hands while ignoring the gloves of warmth which are moldy from the garment of pride. Nowadays we are under the influence of the internet we have created a lot of partition walls and we are very detached. So even when we try to create a bridge, even if it is small, it is very difficult to find because we have built high gates. And we continue to share technological devices but not real communication, we spend half the time in the office but meet each other very rarely, we share atoms but we do not eliminate prejudices, we build tall buildings when we have narrow views and worst of all, we invest in vulgarity but not in the acquisition of concise knowledge.

Today we write a lot but rarely speak. We have learned how to be fast but not how to wait. It is the time of long journeys, of diapers being thrown away, of dignity being thrown away, of one-day relationships. We are in the time of fast food but slow digestion, when the dish despises the ingredient, it is the time when you have everything in the showcase but not even a few minutes. Health develops every day but our health weakens, we try to clean the air but we have polluted the soul. We hate often and love rarely.

Today, we are over-educated but under-qualified. It is the time when appearance is more important than personality, clothing is more important than intellect, at a time when the coffin is more important than the deceased. But are we dependent on all these? Hmm… Let me think.  All of this happens before our eyes and we act as if we have time, as if we have everything, and as if we know everything. You managed to listen to me so far, I think you do not want such a thing. If you do not like it, then try to change it for the better.
Never forget that a small change of yours can make a big difference to someone else. Keep in mind the true beauty of the sun is best seen at dawn even though the audience is still asleep.

About the author: Sonila Pacolli 18 years old, from Prishtina, is a student of political science at the University of Prishtina.

This grant is supported by the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States