Quiero que me oigas, sin juzgarme.
Quiero que opines, sin aconsejarme.
Quiero que confíes en mi, sin exigirme.
Quiero que me ayudes, sin intentar decidir por mi.
Quiero que me cuides, sin anularme.
Quiero que me mires, sin proyectar tus cosas en mi.
Quiero que me abraces, sin asfixiarme.
Quiero que me animes, sin empujarme.
Quiero que me sostengas, sin hacerte cargo de mi.
Quiero que me protejas, sin mentiras.
Quiero que te acerques, sin invadirme.
Quiero que conozcas las cosas mías que más te disgusten,
que las aceptes y no pretendas cambiarlas.
Quiero que sepas, que hoy,
hoy podés contar conmigo.
Sin condiciones.
Jorge Bucay
I want you to listen to me without judging me
I want you to give your opinion without giving me advice
I want you to trust me without expecting anything
I want you to help me without deciding for me
I want you to care for me without smothering me
I want you to see me without seeing yourself in me
I want you to hug me without suffocating me
I want you to encourage me without hassling me
I want you to hold me without holding me down
I want you to protect me without lying
I want you to come closer without intruding
I want you to know everything that displeases you about me
That you accept this and do not try to change it
I want you to know ...that you can count on me today...
Unconditionally.
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"Ai Weiwei (born 18 May 1957) is a Chinese artist and political activist, who is also active in architecture, curating, photography, film, and social and cultural criticism. .... As a political activist, he has been highly and openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He has investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of so-called "tofu-skin schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In 2011, following his arrest at Beijing airport on 3 April, he was held for over two months without any official charges being filed; officials alluded to their allegations of "economic crimes" (tax evasion)."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei
During the excellent exhibition of Chinese landscape paintings "Shan Shui" at the Museum of Art in Lucerne (21.5. – 2.10.2011), this sculpture of Ai Weiwei is shown to remind visitors of the repression the artist has suffered, the latest being a detention from April 3rd to June 22rd 2011.
"Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." (Thomas Jefferson)
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The Chapel Bridge (German: Kapellbrücke) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning diagonally across the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique since it contains a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with most of the centuries old bridge in a 1993 fire. Subsequently restored, the Kapellbrücke is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, as well as the world's oldest surviving truss bridge. It serves as the city's symbol and as one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.
As part of the bridge complex, the Kapellbrücke includes the octagonal 140 m (460 ft) tall Wasserturm (water tower), which predated the bridge by about 30 years. Throughout the centuries, the tower was variably used as a prison, torture chamber, and later a municipal archive. Today, the tower is closed to the public, although it houses a local artillery association as well as a tourist gift shop.
The bridge itself was originally built in 1333 as part of Lucerne's fortifications. It linked the old town on the right bank of the Reuss to the new town on the left bank, securing the city from attack from the south (i.e. from the lake). The bridge initially had a length of over 200 metres (660 ft), although due to numerous shortenings throughout the years and river bank replenishments, the bridge now totals only 170 metres (560 ft) in length. It is the oldest surviving truss bridge in the world, consisting of strutted and triangulated trusses of moderate span, supported on piled trestles; as such, it is probably an evolution of the strutted bridge.
The Kapellbrücke almost burned down on August 18, 1993, destroying two thirds of its interior paintings. Shortly thereafter, the Kapellbrücke was reconstructed and again opened to the public on April 14, 1994 for a total of $2.1 million dollars.
(Wikipedia)
Shame about the cranes...
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The Culture and Congress Centre in Lucerne (or KKL for Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern) is a multi-functional building with a concert hall that is esteemed for its high-profile acoustics. It was built according to the plans of the architect Jean Nouvel and was inaugurated in 1998 with a concert by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Claudio Abbado.
(Wikipedia)
Reflection of a boat in the window front of the Culture and Congress Centre
Explore #299. Thank you for your comments - I appreciate them a lot!
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“Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.”
Richard L. Evans
Explore #144. Thank you for your friendly comments and faves!
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