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a surprising decision

Yesterday I came up with an incredible decision - "incredible" for my standard of approach to life. I decided I will take two weeks off. This week and the next are the "settimane di ferragosto", that is the feriae Augusti , in latin, still referring to a public holiday originated from the festival of Emperor Augustus who made 1 August (the month with his name!) a day of rest after weeks of hard work on the agricultural sector [Wikipedia]. In Italy it switched from the 1st of August to the 15th, making the two weeks containing this day the general Italian holidays where everything is closed. Especially years ago, the main cities and towns were completely empty, as everyone was enjoying their holidays at the see or in the hills or mountains! Besides we are in the second heat wave which is quite heavy. The first one in June was somehow more bearable - although the temperature did reach 38 degrees! - but previously we went through a relatively "cold...
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A soulless world around me

The image of the world, better said: my world, the world I knew, since many years had begun to fade. A new unfamiliar world is more and more emerged.

Countries that once were "my" countries are now just "countries", I can't use "my" anymore. Somehow they have become alien to me. 

It’s quite bewildering. And puzzling. 

I can't even find pieces of nature that can offer me some relief. Or at least the nature surrounding inhabited places. I find comfort in far away places, forgotten by humans and therfore untouched, unspoiled. Where you can hear the silent wind and see the shadows of the unknown behind the veil.

While the entire world has lost its soul. 

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