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Happiness according to Nietzsche

April 2, 2013 - 2 Comments

“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.” ― Steven Wright

Ok, I’m just gonna go ahead and say it and be hated by women everywhere. I mean, blogging involves a certain degree of exposure, right?! Oh, well, here it goes:

Saturday, March 30th was our anniversary and I totally forgot about it. I always do. Every, single year. Coming March I am always “vaguely” aware this is our month and make a mental note to myself to make preparations for cooking something special on that day or arrange for a night out, etc. Then, every.single.time.on.that.particular.morning I wake up clueless! I have repeatedly promised myself I don’t need to set up an alert of any kind because Google Calendar shouldn’t need to remind me when my anniversary is and I am going to remember next year. 12 entire years have gone by and so far I’ve had no such luck except for once or maybe twice.

You could have smacked me on the head first thing in the morning on Saturday and I still couldn’t tell you what day it was, until M. walked in with this lovely bouquet in his hands and a large smile on his face (of the I-know-you-forgot-again-and-guys-at-the-office-think-you-are-alien kind). I’m not gonna lie, it took a few hmmm-my-birthday-is-on-September seconds but then I worked it all out…


«Αυτή τη στιγμή έχω πάθει αμνησία και déjà vu ταυτοχρόνως. Έχω την εντύπωση πως το έχω ξαναξεχάσει αυτό.» ― Steven Wright

Ε χεμ, είμαι σχεδόν σίγουρη ότι αποτελώ «ουφο-ειδές» δείγμα γυναίκας για πολλούς και διάφορους λόγους, ένας από τους οποίους είναι δυστυχώς και αυτός: κάθε χρόνο –επί τα 12 συναπτά που είμαστε μαζί με τον Μ– ξεχνάω την επέτειο μας. Με το που μπαίνει ο Μάρτιος έχω πάντα στο πίσω μέρος του μυαλού μου πως αυτός είναι ο μήνας μας και «ας οργανωθώ η ανεπρόκοπη αυτη τη φορά να κανονίσω κάτι» (φαγητάκι/ποτάκι/εκπληξούλα), αλλά πού; Έρχεται το συγκεκριμένο πρωινό κι εγώ κοιμάμαι τον ύπνο του δικαίου – κυριολεκτικά και μεταφορικά. Μέχρι που ο καλός μου μπαίνει στο σπίτι με τα λουλούδια αγκαλιά και το χαμόγελο στα χείλη. Ψέματα δε θα σας πω, περνάω μερικά δευτερόλεπτα αμηχανίας του τύπου «γενέθλια-έχω-τον-Σεπτέμβρη-το-όνομά-μου-(αρχαίο-ελληνικό)-δεν-το-γιορτάζω-η-δεκάτη-τετάρτη-Φεβρουάριου-πέρασε;-πέρασε!-δεν-έχουμε-τσακωθεί-πρόσφατα-δεν-είμαι-έγκυος-τι-σκατά-ξεχνάω;» Κάθε, μα κάθε φορά…

Παρ’ όλα αυτά αρνούμαι πεισματικά να θέσω οποιουδήποτε είδους υπενθύμιση σε κινητό, ατζέντα, υπολογιστή γιατί «δε-θα-μου-πει-εμένα-το-Google-Calendar-πότε-έχω-επέτειο!» Του χρόνου θα το θυμηθώ, θα το θυμηθώ, θα το θυμηθώ!

Happiness according to Nietzsche | Kicking Back the Pebbles

“The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche

«Το πλεονέκτημα της κακής μνήμης είναι ότι κάποιος διασκεδάζει πολλές φορές με το ίδιο πράγμα σαν να είναι η πρώτη φορά» ― Φρίντριχ Νίτσε

athina

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  1. angelswhisper2011 says

    April 2, 2013 at 23:30

    Happy Anniversary, Athena! I think it’s worse when a man forgets the anniversary… lol 😀

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    • Athina says

      April 2, 2013 at 23:42

      I know! If Michael had forgotten as many times as I have, I know I would have made it a point to torture him about it! Thank you for your wishes 🙂

      Reply

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A stalwart bookworm, English & American Literature graduate, EFL/ESOL teacher. I juggled teaching and working as an executive secretary, in a big advertising company and a law firm, for several years. I’m a freelance writer, line editor, and blogger as of lately. Also, a bit ironic by nature but, all in all, quite easy-going. Partner to 1 & mother to 3 cats. I once tried to give up coffee and then swore not to make that mistake again!

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