Compassionate World: The Sunrise of Global Peace — Join the Movement Today A New Dawn for Humanity

The world stands at a historic crossroads. Despite remarkable advances in science, technology, medicine, and communication, humanity continues to struggle with wars, terrorism, crime, poverty, corruption, inequality, environmental destruction, mental health crises, and social division. Every nation desires peace, yet conflicts continue to grow because the world often focuses on solving the consequences rather than addressing the root causes.

Compassionate World is a global humanitarian movement dedicated to changing this reality. It is built on the belief that lasting peace cannot be achieved by military strength, political power, or economic growth alone. True and sustainable peace begins when compassion becomes the foundation of our families, communities, institutions, governments, and international relationships.

Compassionate World is the sunrise of global peace. Just as the sunrise brings light after darkness, this movement seeks to bring hope, humanity, justice, prosperity, empathy, and cooperation to every corner of the world. It is an invitation for every individual, organization, educator, policymaker, religious leader, business leader, and government to participate in building a future where compassion is not merely an emotion but a guiding principle for society.

The Vision Behind Compassionate World

Compassionate World is the result of more than 15 years of independent research conducted by Imran Noaman (Mohammad Imran), an independent researcher, author, and world peace advocate. Through years of studying history, religion, psychology, philosophy, economics, criminology, governance, education, and social systems, he reached a simple yet transformative conclusion:

Humanity needs a compassionate system that prevents suffering before it begins.

Rather than asking how to punish crime after it occurs, Compassionate World asks how to prevent crime by creating environments where people have access to education, healthcare, food, shelter, opportunity, justice, moral guidance, and social responsibility. Rather than asking how to rebuild after war, it asks how to cultivate compassion so deeply that conflicts become less likely to arise.

This philosophy is inspired by the concept of The Fifth Responsibility, which proposes that beyond personal goodness, societies also have a collective responsibility to create systems where goodness can flourish and where every individual has the opportunity to live with dignity.

Why Compassion Matters

Compassion is more than kindness. It is the foundation of civilization.

A compassionate society reduces violence, promotes justice, encourages education, strengthens families, improves healthcare, protects human dignity, and creates equal opportunities for everyone. When compassion becomes a guiding value in public policy, governance, education, business, and international cooperation, it has the power to reduce the root causes of conflict, poverty, crime, and inequality.

Every great civilization has recognized the importance of compassion. Every major religion teaches mercy, kindness, justice, and love for humanity. Modern psychology demonstrates the importance of empathy for healthy communities. Sustainable development depends upon cooperation and mutual responsibility.

Compassionate World brings these principles together into one global vision.

A Movement Beyond Borders

Compassionate World belongs to no single nation, religion, ethnicity, or political ideology.

It welcomes people from every culture, every belief, and every background who share one common dream:

A peaceful, compassionate, prosperous, and united world.

The movement encourages dialogue instead of hatred, cooperation instead of conflict, prevention instead of punishment, justice instead of oppression, and shared prosperity instead of extreme inequality.

This is not merely an idea—it is a practical vision for building stronger families, healthier communities, better governments, safer societies, and a more peaceful world.

Join the Global Compassionate World Movement

Every positive change in history began with people who believed a better future was possible.

Today, the world needs compassionate leaders, compassionate educators, compassionate businesses, compassionate governments, compassionate media, compassionate communities, and compassionate citizens.

Whether you are a student, teacher, entrepreneur, policymaker, researcher, religious leader, social worker, or simply someone who believes humanity deserves a better future, you can become part of this movement.

Together we can cultivate compassion, strengthen humanity, reduce suffering, promote justice, and build lasting global peace for present and future generations.

The sunrise of global peace begins with compassion.

Join the Compassionate World Movement today and help create a future where humanity thrives together.

Official Websites

Compassionate World https://www.compassionateworld.world/

Hamdard Duniya https://www.hamdardduniya.org/

Global Prosperity Films https://www.globalprosperityfilms.com/

Founder

Imran Noaman (Mohammad Imran)

Independent Researcher | Author | World Peace Advocate

More than 15 years of independent research dedicated to discovering practical solutions for world peace, global prosperity, compassion, human development, conflict resolution, and sustainable social transformation.

Contact

Email: rightways101@gmail.com

Keywords

Compassionate World, Global Peace, World Peace, Compassion, Humanity, Empathy, Global Prosperity, Peace Movement, Sustainable Peace, Conflict Resolution, Human Values, Social Justice, Global Harmony, The Fifth Responsibility, Imran Noaman, Mohammad Imran, Independent Research, World Peace Advocate, Human Development, Compassionate Society, Better Future for Humanity, Peace Education, Global Unity, Responsible Governance, Social Reform, Human Dignity, Peaceful World.

Compassionate World: The Sunrise of Global Peace — Join the Movement Today

A New Dawn for Humanity

The world stands at a historic crossroads. Despite remarkable advances in science, technology, medicine, and communication, humanity continues to struggle with wars, terrorism, crime, poverty, corruption, inequality, environmental destruction, mental health crises, and social division. Every nation desires peace, yet conflicts continue to grow because the world often focuses on solving the consequences rather than addressing the root causes.

Compassionate World is a global humanitarian movement dedicated to changing this reality. It is built on the belief that lasting peace cannot be achieved by military strength, political power, or economic growth alone. True and sustainable peace begins when compassion becomes the foundation of our families, communities, institutions, governments, and international relationships.

Compassionate World is the sunrise of global peace. Just as the sunrise brings light after darkness, this movement seeks to bring hope, humanity, justice, prosperity, empathy, and cooperation to every corner of the world. It is an invitation for every individual, organization, educator, policymaker, religious leader, business leader, and government to participate in building a future where compassion is not merely an emotion but a guiding principle for society.

The Vision Behind Compassionate World

Compassionate World is the result of more than 15 years of independent research conducted by Imran Noaman (Mohammad Imran), an independent researcher, author, and world peace advocate. Through years of studying history, religion, psychology, philosophy, economics, criminology, governance, education, and social systems, he reached a simple yet transformative conclusion:

Humanity needs a compassionate system that prevents suffering before it begins.

Rather than asking how to punish crime after it occurs, Compassionate World asks how to prevent crime by creating environments where people have access to education, healthcare, food, shelter, opportunity, justice, moral guidance, and social responsibility. Rather than asking how to rebuild after war, it asks how to cultivate compassion so deeply that conflicts become less likely to arise.

This philosophy is inspired by the concept of The Fifth Responsibility, which proposes that beyond personal goodness, societies also have a collective responsibility to create systems where goodness can flourish and where every individual has the opportunity to live with dignity.

Why Compassion Matters

Compassion is more than kindness. It is the foundation of civilization.

A compassionate society reduces violence, promotes justice, encourages education, strengthens families, improves healthcare, protects human dignity, and creates equal opportunities for everyone. When compassion becomes a guiding value in public policy, governance, education, business, and international cooperation, it has the power to reduce the root causes of conflict, poverty, crime, and inequality.

Every great civilization has recognized the importance of compassion. Every major religion teaches mercy, kindness, justice, and love for humanity. Modern psychology demonstrates the importance of empathy for healthy communities. Sustainable development depends upon cooperation and mutual responsibility.

Compassionate World brings these principles together into one global vision.

A Movement Beyond Borders

Compassionate World belongs to no single nation, religion, ethnicity, or political ideology.

It welcomes people from every culture, every belief, and every background who share one common dream:

A peaceful, compassionate, prosperous, and united world.

The movement encourages dialogue instead of hatred, cooperation instead of conflict, prevention instead of punishment, justice instead of oppression, and shared prosperity instead of extreme inequality.

This is not merely an idea—it is a practical vision for building stronger families, healthier communities, better governments, safer societies, and a more peaceful world.

Join the Global Compassionate World Movement

Every positive change in history began with people who believed a better future was possible.

Today, the world needs compassionate leaders, compassionate educators, compassionate businesses, compassionate governments, compassionate media, compassionate communities, and compassionate citizens.

Whether you are a student, teacher, entrepreneur, policymaker, researcher, religious leader, social worker, or simply someone who believes humanity deserves a better future, you can become part of this movement.

Together we can cultivate compassion, strengthen humanity, reduce suffering, promote justice, and build lasting global peace for present and future generations.

The sunrise of global peace begins with compassion.

Join the Compassionate World Movement today and help create a future where humanity thrives together.

Official Websites

Compassionate World https://www.compassionateworld.world/

Hamdard Duniya https://www.hamdardduniya.org/

Global Prosperity Films https://www.globalprosperityfilms.com/

Founder

Imran Noaman (Mohammad Imran)

Independent Researcher | Author | World Peace Advocate

More than 15 years of independent research dedicated to discovering practical solutions for world peace, global prosperity, compassion, human development, conflict resolution, and sustainable social transformation.

Contact

Email: rightways101@gmail.com

Keywords

Compassionate World, Global Peace, World Peace, Compassion, Humanity, Empathy, Global Prosperity, Peace Movement, Sustainable Peace, Conflict Resolution, Human Values, Social Justice, Global Harmony, The Fifth Responsibility, Imran Noaman, Mohammad Imran, Independent Research, World Peace Advocate, Human Development, Compassionate Society, Better Future for Humanity, Peace Education, Global Unity, Responsible Governance, Social Reform, Human Dignity, Peaceful World.

Dat komt dus van denken.

in het schaduw kabinet van de linkerkant der onderbuik gevoelens kon de rechter zijde niet gedijen op een dag kwam het tot een uit handen lopende confrontatie tussen beide partijen de een zei dat de gewenste interventie niet afdoende was gefundeerd, volgens de ander had deze ingreep zin om een deal over deze kwestie te forceren hakten ze vervolgens eeuwenlang om de beurt op elkaar in terwijl ze eertijds hadden toegezegd elkander geen wilde noch geknipte haar te krenken En dat kindjes komt dus van denken dus pas maar goed op met dat onbetrouwbare frommeltje in je kop

hij was tot de conclusie gekomen dat om deel te zijn van deze gemeenschap zinvol was om vaak naar 'de stam' kroeg te gaan sloeg daarom nooit een sociaal werk weekend over en liet zelden het gebrandmerkte sociale glijmiddel staan dankzij zijn alcoholische vrijgevigheid en innemendheid ontving hij snel de vaste beloning van kroeg en de gemeenschap uitvergrote vriendschap massa, altijd minstens een gelijke om hem heen die mee ging op stap wat eens begon met eenvoudige push berichten werd na een paar jaar een serie katers iedere keer kwam hij zwalkend thuis, meestal drie maal hoger niveau dan tooegestaan peiltje theewater en iedere keer na zo'n diepte investering verloor hij meer en meer de grip op de realiteit en zijn integriteit, arbeid en al heel vlot ook zijn gezondheid na een paar jaar leverde zijn lever geen prestaties meer ging zelfs niet meer stand by staan het gif van buiten ingenomen werd het ook van binnen en toen hield het setje op met dingen sturen net voordat het hart was opgehouden met slaan dit allemaal alleen maar om te bewijzen dat hij alcohol bestendig was en zich nooit naar zijn mallemoer zou drinken En dat kindjes komt dus van denken dus pas maar goed op met dat onbetrouwbare frommeltje in je kop

hij ging altijd losjes om met alles wat hij iedere dag moest transporteren of het nou ging om 200 kilo gouden ringen, 300 kilo rubberen horloge bandjes of 250 plastic drijfveren Ze zeiden wel dat hij voorzichtig moest zijn maar daar had hij maling aan hij ging met alles er in en op en aan op volle toeren van baan, naar afrit, naar andere baan soms was het wat lastig om in een rechte lijn te gaan naar zijn beoogde doel maar onderweg naar de bestemming redde hij het elke keer op zijn richtingsgevoel toch op die dag in november in de hoge bergen op weg naar de plek voor zijn zware last was de hoge grond daar onder zijn voertuig allesbehalve vast hij stuurde naar links, hij ging naar rechts, hij trok nogmaals aan het stuur maar het had niet het beoogde effect en met een doodsmak kwam hij tientallen meters lager aan de flank van de meedogenloze berg terecht en hij ontdekt net voor zijn laatste snik dat als je de hele lading niet door een expert laat vastklenken het voertuigje veel te wild over met name hoge ijle veel wind vangende banen gaat zwenken En dat kindjes komt dus van niet genoeg denken dus pas maar goed op met dat onbetrouwbare frommeltje in je kop

(dit was de laatste van vandaag hoor, het is wel genoeg geweest, ga nu maar naar bed, al dat wakkere gedoe, ik heb er zo geen zin meer in)

The short version

PlantLab can now analyze more than one plant in a single uploaded photo. Instead of forcing the whole image into one diagnosis, the API slices separable plants into their own canopy boxes, runs the diagnosis cascade per plant, and returns a results[] array with one entry per plant.

This is a breaking API change. The response schema is now 3.0.0. Fields like is_healthy, growth_stage, conditions, pests, and reliability_score moved out of the top level and into results[]. Image-level fields such as is_cannabis and cannabis_confidence stay top-level.

If your code already treats a diagnosis as “the answer for this plant,” the migration is simple: iterate results[]. Single-plant photos still return exactly one result.

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Why this had to change

Most plant diagnosis tools assume one photo equals one plant.

That is convenient for an API contract. It is not how people take grow-room photos.

Growers send canopy shots. They send side-by-side plants from the same tray. They send one wide image because it is faster than taking six separate photos. Sometimes one plant is healthy and the plant beside it is showing early deficiency. Sometimes the left side of a tent is getting different airflow or light intensity than the right side.

The old PlantLab response could only represent one diagnosis. If the image contained three plants, the model still had to answer as if it were looking at one object. That creates two bad outcomes.

First, the answer can become a blend. A healthy plant and a deficient plant in the same frame can collapse into a single diagnosis that is not quite true for either plant.

Second, the UI has no place to show location. Even when the model found the right problem, it could not say “this plant, in this part of the image.” For automation and history, that is a real limitation. A diagnosis without a region is hard to compare over time.

The fix was not another confidence field. It was a different shape of response.

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What changes for growers

When the photo contains one plant, the experience should feel the same. PlantLab returns one diagnosis, with a full-image bounding box:

"results": [
  {
    "bbox": { "x0": 0, "y0": 0, "x1": 1, "y1": 1, "normalized": true },
    "is_healthy": false,
    "growth_stage": "flowering",
    "conditions": [
      { "class_id": "magnesium_deficiency", "confidence": 0.85 }
    ],
    "reliability_score": 0.87
  }
]

When the photo contains multiple separable plants, PlantLab returns multiple entries. Each entry has its own normalized bounding box and its own diagnosis fields:

{
  "schema_version": "3.0.0",
  "success": true,
  "is_cannabis": true,
  "cannabis_confidence": 0.99,
  "results": [
    {
      "bbox": { "x0": 0.06, "y0": 0.12, "x1": 0.45, "y1": 0.92, "normalized": true },
      "is_healthy": true,
      "health_confidence": 0.91,
      "growth_stage": "vegetative"
    },
    {
      "bbox": { "x0": 0.52, "y0": 0.10, "x1": 0.93, "y1": 0.95, "normalized": true },
      "is_healthy": false,
      "health_confidence": 0.88,
      "growth_stage": "vegetative",
      "conditions": [
        { "class_id": "nitrogen_deficiency", "confidence": 0.80 }
      ],
      "reliability_score": 0.83
    }
  ]
}

The boxes are normalized x0, y0, x1, y1 coordinates in the original image. They are designed for overlays, history views, and automation clients that need to keep a result tied to the plant it came from.

The original uploaded image stays the canonical image. PlantLab does not store a separate cropped image for each plant as the primary record. The boxes are metadata attached to the original frame.

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Why the response is an array, not plant_1, plant_2, plant_3

Arrays are boring. That is why they are the right answer.

A grow tent can have one plant today and four plants next week. A user can upload a single close-up, then a wide tray shot, then a photo where the plants overlap too much to split safely. The API should not need new field names for each case.

With results[], the contract is stable:

• len(results) == 1: use it like the old response.
• len(results) > 1: show a plant selector or iterate through every result.
• Each result carries its own bbox.

This also makes the API easier for automation systems. If you are feeding PlantLab into Home Assistant, Node-RED, a dashboard, or a cultivation controller, each plant result is a normal object. You can pick the first plant for backward-compatible behavior, show a plant count, or build a UI that lets the user choose which plant they care about.

The PlantLab Home Assistant integration has already been updated for this shape. Version 0.7.0 reads schema 3.0.0, keeps the existing sensors pointed at the primary plant (results[0]), and adds sensor.plantlab_plant_count so automations can tell when the last frame held more than one plant.

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What changed for API consumers

Before schema 3.0.0, diagnosis fields were top-level:

{
  "schema_version": "2.1.0",
  "success": true,
  "is_cannabis": true,
  "cannabis_confidence": 0.99,
  "is_healthy": false,
  "growth_stage": "flowering",
  "conditions": [
    { "class_id": "magnesium_deficiency", "confidence": 0.85 }
  ],
  "reliability_score": 0.91
}

In schema 3.0.0, those diagnosis fields live inside results[]:

{
  "schema_version": "3.0.0",
  "success": true,
  "is_cannabis": true,
  "cannabis_confidence": 0.99,
  "results": [
    {
      "bbox": { "x0": 0, "y0": 0, "x1": 1, "y1": 1, "normalized": true },
      "is_healthy": false,
      "growth_stage": "flowering",
      "conditions": [
        { "class_id": "magnesium_deficiency", "confidence": 0.85 }
      ],
      "reliability_score": 0.91
    }
  ]
}

Migration pattern:

const primaryPlant = response.results?.[0]

if (primaryPlant?.is_healthy === false) {
  for (const condition of primaryPlant.conditions ?? []) {
    console.log(condition.class_id, condition.confidence)
  }
}

If your integration displays only one diagnosis, start with results[0]. That gives you a safe primary-plant path while you add richer multi-plant UI later.

If your integration can display multiple plants, iterate the array and draw each bbox over the original image.

If you use the official Home Assistant integration, update to v0.7.0. It is rollout-friendly: the updated integration understands the new results[] response, but it also falls back to the old flat fields when talking to a pre-3.0.0 API. That means you can update Home Assistant before the API flips without breaking existing sensors. Older integration versions should be upgraded before you depend on schema 3.0.0.

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Why I made it breaking

I considered keeping the old top-level fields for one release and adding results[] beside them. That sounds friendlier until the two disagree.

Imagine an image with two plants:

• Plant A is healthy.
• Plant B has a deficiency.

What should the old top-level is_healthy say? If it says false, the healthy plant is wrong. If it says true, the deficient plant is wrong. If it tries to summarize the whole image, it stops being the same field that integrators already rely on.

Keeping both contracts would make the API easier to call and harder to trust. I would rather force one clear migration than leave stale fields around for months.

So the schema version bumped to 3.0.0. Consumers must read results[].

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What PlantLab does when the image is messy

Multi-plant analysis is only useful when the plants can be separated cleanly enough to diagnose.

Dense canopy shots are hard. Touching plants, heavy overlap, blur, and poor lighting can make a crop ambiguous. Splitting too aggressively is worse than under-splitting, because an over-split can create contradictory diagnoses from pieces of the same plant.

PlantLab uses a conservative policy:

• If the image looks like one plant, return one result.
• If the plants are separable, return one result per plant.
• If the scene is too dense or ambiguous, prefer one safer result over several questionable crops.
• Cap the number of plant crops so latency stays bounded.

That last part matters. A multi-plant image now runs a lightweight slicing step, then the diagnosis cascade per plant. We also removed a wasted whole-image cascade for multi-plant paths, so a three-plant image runs the plant diagnosis work three times, not four.

The point is not to pretend every canopy photo is solvable. The point is to make the output honest about the structure of the image.

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What this unlocks

For growers, this makes wide shots more useful. You can upload a photo of a tray and see which plant the diagnosis belongs to.

For paid history, bounding boxes make comparison over time more meaningful. A diagnosis can be stored with the region it came from instead of being attached only to the original image.

For automation, the response is finally shaped like the thing it describes. A controller can loop over plants, display per-plant state, or decide to alert only when any plant crosses a threshold.

For training, this closes a long-standing mismatch. A whole-frame label is often too crude for a multi-plant image. Per-plant boxes let the system learn from the plant region without pretending the entire image has one uniform condition.

This is the main reason I was willing to break the schema. The old response was simpler, but it encoded the wrong assumption.

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Migration checklist

If you maintain a PlantLab client, check these paths:

• Replace reads of top-level is_healthy, health_confidence, growth_stage, conditions, pests, mulders_hypotheses, reasoning fields, and reliability_score with reads from results[].
• Keep reading top-level is_cannabis and cannabis_confidence.
• Treat results[0] as the primary plant if you need backward-compatible behavior.
• Use len(results) as the plant count.
• Draw result.bbox over the original uploaded image if your UI supports overlays.
• Treat {x0:0, y0:0, x1:1, y1:1} as the whole-image fallback box.
• If you use Home Assistant, update plantlab-ai/home-assistant-plantlab to v0.7.0. Existing diagnosis sensors continue to show the primary plant, and the new sensor.plantlab_plant_count exposes len(results).

The full OpenAPI schema is available in the PlantLab docs at plantlab.ai/docs.

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PlantLab is free to try at plantlab.ai. Three diagnoses a day, structured JSON responses, and API docs built for automation clients.

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FAQ

Does every upload now return multiple plants?

No. Single-plant images return one result. Ambiguous dense canopy images may also return one result if splitting would be unsafe.

Did the old fields disappear?

Yes. Per-plant diagnosis fields moved into results[] in schema 3.0.0. Top-level is_cannabis and cannabis_confidence remain image-level fields.

How do I get the plant count?

Use response.results.length.

Are the bounding boxes pixel coordinates?

No. They are normalized coordinates from 0 to 1, relative to the original image. Multiply by image width and height when drawing overlays.

What should older clients do?

Read results[0] first. That restores the old “one diagnosis” behavior while keeping your code compatible with multi-plant uploads.

Is the Home Assistant integration ready?

Yes. The official Home Assistant integration is updated in v0.7.0. It reads schema 3.0.0, surfaces the primary plant through the existing sensors, adds sensor.plantlab_plant_count, and still tolerates pre-3.0.0 flat API responses during rollout.

Anfang der zweiten Woche: 22. Juni

Es ist schon irgendwie witzig – anscheinend können wir einfach nicht ganz problemlos in einem Hotel wohnen. Irgendwelche Missverständnisse oder Schwierigkeiten müssen uns wohl immer begleiten. Dieses Mal sind wir mit der Organisation überhaupt nicht einverstanden. Gut, vielleicht habe ich auch einfach etwas auf Deutsch falsch verstanden. Das passiert mir noch. Trotzdem kommt es mir langsam so vor, als wären wir auf dieser Reise irgendwie verflucht. Gott sei Dank geht es diesmal nicht um einen kaputten Aufzug! So weit ist es immerhin noch nicht gekommen.

Diesmal geht es um die Zimmerreinigung. Als wir eingecheckt haben, wurden wir gefragt, wie oft unser Zimmer gereinigt werden sollte. Wir antworteten: „Alle drei Tage reicht völlig aus, aber die Bettwäsche kann einmal pro Woche gewechselt werden.“

Eigentlich leben wir hier inzwischen etwas anders als normale Hotelgäste. Wir machen uns Kaffee, essen einfache Sachen wie Sandwiches oder Snackplatten und haben keine Mikrowelle. Deshalb kaufen wir meistens Lebensmittel, die auch kalt gut schmecken. Diese Woche wird es außerdem besonders heiß, sodass man ohnehin nicht viel essen möchte.

Natürlich füttern wir auch unsere Hunde und haben selbst regelmäßig etwas zu essen. Deshalb fällt regelmäßig Müll an. Heute sollte unser Zimmer gereinigt werden – das ist jedoch nicht passiert. Also fragte ich an der Rezeption, was wir mit unserem Müll machen sollten.

Dort erklärte man uns, dass wir einen Tag vorher Bescheid geben müssten. Aber warum wurden wir dann überhaupt gefragt, wie oft wir unser Zimmer reinigen lassen möchten? Das müssen wir wohl noch herausfinden. Heute habe ich jedenfalls gesagt, dass wir den Müll entsorgen lassen möchten. Das eigentliche Problem war, dass wir in der Umgebung keine normalen Müllcontainer gesehen haben. An der Rezeption sagte man uns jedoch, dass wir uns darum keine Sorgen machen müssten. Danach fragte ich mich natürlich, ob wir für diesen Service vielleicht zusätzlich bezahlen müssen. Wie ihr seht, gibt es hier noch einige offene Fragen. Deshalb würde es mich inzwischen gar nicht mehr überraschen, wenn uns das Leben hier noch irgendeine zusätzliche Rechnung präsentieren würde.

Bei der Arbeit mache ich langsam Fortschritte. Gemeinsam mit Kai bereite ich gerade eine Reportage über unseren Theaterbesuch vor. Das Material ist nicht ganz einfach, und ich spreche dort noch ziemlich unsicher Deutsch. Deshalb ist es gar nicht so leicht, daraus etwas wirklich Sinnvolles zu machen. Aber gemeinsam finden wir bestimmt eine gute Lösung.

Imke hat am Wochenende leider ihr Handy verloren. Deshalb sind wir heute ohne sie im Büro. Ich schreibe mein Feedback zur Tastführung, schneide unsere Aufnahmen und sammle weitere Informationen für die Website. Irgendwie macht mich die Atmosphäre in unserem Büro sehr produktiv, obwohl mein Arbeitstempo noch nicht so schnell ist, wie ich es mir wünschen würde. Meine täglichen Sprachübungen bestehen momentan aus meinem Tagebuch und Duolingo. Aber das ist eigentlich noch zu wenig.

Übrigens gibt es noch eine sehr wichtige Nachricht! Dieser McDonald's, den ich so gelobt habe, hat mich nun schon zum zweiten Mal enttäuscht! Schon wieder habe ich ein völlig geschmackloses vegetarisches Sandwich gekauft. Wie konnte das nur passieren? Früher dachte ich immer, wenn ich einmal in Berlin leben würde, wäre das bestimmt mein Lieblingsrestaurant!

Ich gebe McDonald's jetzt noch genau eine letzte Chance, bevor ich endgültig aufgebe. Sowohl der McVeg als auch die andere vegetarische Variante waren trocken, fast ohne Käse und mit viel zu wenig Gemüse. Ich erinnere mich noch an einen unglaublich leckeren Beyond-Meat-Burger. Vielleicht gibt es den inzwischen gar nicht mehr?

Wochenende am Theater und Fête de la Musique. 20./21. Juni

Meine Praktikumsstelle ist wunderbar – nicht nur aus sprachlicher Sicht, nicht nur, weil ich Deutsch in den unterschiedlichsten Kontexten hören kann, nicht nur, weil ich Berlin und die Arbeit einer NGO kennenlernen darf, sondern auch, weil sie mir ermöglicht, die Kunst zu genießen!

An diesem Samstag konnte ich die „Dreigroschenoper“ von Bertolt Brecht im Berliner Ensemble erleben. Das war eine beeindruckende Erfahrung! Erstens ist das Stück sehr spannend und unterhaltsam – mit vielen Witzen, charmanten Figuren und wunderschöner Musik. Zweitens hatte ich dieses Theaterstück noch nie gesehen, und es war überhaupt mein erster Theaterbesuch in Deutschland. Drittens wurde die Inszenierung mit Audiodeskription angeboten. Das bedeutete, dass ich sie als blinde Zuschauerin selbstständig verstehen und genießen konnte.

Ich war schon lange nicht mehr im Theater. Das Leben ist sehr aktiv und mit Studium sowie vielen anderen Aktivitäten ausgefüllt. Deshalb habe ich diese Möglichkeit besonders geschätzt.

Der Tag war wieder sehr heiß. Meine Vorbereitung auf den Theaterbesuch war deshalb durchaus sinnvoll, denn draußen war ich schon nach wenigen Sekunden völlig verschwitzt. Und als wäre das nicht genug, fing es auch noch an zu regnen. Zu meinem Leidwesen muss ich zugeben, dass ich mich bei Gewitter wirklich schrecklich fühle. Natürlich musste das Gewitter genau dann beginnen, als ich mich auf den Weg zum Theater machte!

Zum Glück liegt unser neues Hotel sehr günstig an den öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln, sodass ich diese etwas stressige Reise trotzdem gut bewältigen konnte. Es ist offensichtlich, dass das nicht das letzte Gewitter dieses Sommers gewesen sein wird. Obwohl ich völlig verschwitzt von der Hitze und dem schnellen Laufen schließlich in der S-Bahn saß, war das erste Glück des Tages, dass Kai und ich uns ganz ohne weitere Abenteuer getroffen haben.

Eigentlich wollte ich auch noch den Weg von der Station bis zum Theater anhand der Wegbeschreibung überprüfen. Stattdessen habe ich mich einfach auf Kais Erklärungen verlassen. Ich hatte die Wegbeschreibung zwar gut im Kopf und dachte deshalb zunächst, sie sei gar nicht so hilfreich. Meine Chefin Imke hat mir jedoch erklärt, dass dieses System einer ganz klaren Logik folgt. Deshalb möchte ich diese Wegbeschreibungen noch genauer ausprobieren. Auf der Website Berlinfuerblinde.de gibt es viele davon, und sie können für blinde Tourist*innen sehr hilfreich sein.

Vor dem Theater wurden wir zu einer Tastführung eingeladen. Das stimmt: Wenn man blind ist und gleichberechtigt an einer Theateraufführung teilnehmen, beziehungsweise eine Inszenierung wirklich gut verstehen möchte, muss man dafür deutlich mehr Zeit und Vorbereitung investieren. Vor allem muss man überhaupt erst einmal die Möglichkeit dazu bekommen. Die meisten Theaterstücke auf der Welt werden leider nicht mit Audiodeskription angeboten. Meiner Meinung nach ist das einer der Gründe, warum blinde Zuschauer*innen das Theater nicht regelmäßig besuchen.

Kai und ich haben auch darüber gesprochen, dass viele blinde Menschen lieber Theaterstücke mit Musik auswählen. Das hat einen ganz einfachen Grund: Wenn man nicht alles auf der Bühne verstehen kann, bleibt einem wenigstens noch die Musik.

Während der Tastführung bekamen wir viele zusätzliche Informationen über die Bühne, das Theatergebäude, die Requisiten und vieles mehr, was später im Stück verwendet wurde. Vieles davon lässt sich nur schwer während der Vorstellung beschreiben, weil die Audiodeskription zwischen den Dialogen gesprochen werden muss. Je nach Inszenierung ist das für die Audiodeskriptor*innen eine große Herausforderung.

Ich lerne hier die Sprache und möchte die Kultur kennenlernen. Deshalb sind für mich all diese zusätzlichen Informationen sehr wertvoll. Wäre ich allerdings einfach als blinde Zuschauerin in Litauen im Theater, würde ich mir manchmal die Frage stellen, warum uns so viele zusätzliche Informationen gegeben werden. Während der Tastführung hörten wir nämlich nicht nur etwas über das Stück selbst, sondern auch über das Gebäude, die Herstellung der Requisiten und viele andere allgemeine Informationen.

Als neugierige Person finde ich das alles sehr interessant. Wenn ich aber über Gleichberechtigung nachdenke, komme ich manchmal zu einem anderen Schluss: Häufig bekommen wir als blinde Menschen nicht genau das, worum wir gebeten haben, sondern das, was andere für uns ausgewählt haben.

So funktioniert Blindheit leider oft. Wenn ich zum Beispiel eine Straße überqueren möchte und mir jemand hilft, werde ich unterwegs nicht selten auch nach sehr persönlichen Dingen gefragt. Stellt euch vor: Jemand hilft mir gerade über eine stark befahrene Straße und fragt plötzlich: „Sind Sie schon lange blind?“ Was soll ich dann tun? Meistens antworte ich, weil ich ein kommunikativer Mensch bin. Aber ich weiß auch, dass man das nicht immer möchte.

Ähnlich empfinde ich es manchmal bei Tastführungen. Meiner Meinung nach sollten sie sich stärker auf das konzentrieren, was für das Verständnis des Stücks wirklich wichtig ist: die Bühne, die Kostüme, die Figuren, ihre Bewegungen und andere inszenierungsbezogene Informationen.

Vor der Vorstellung konnte ich außerdem den Audiodeskriptor Felix kennenlernen. Dabei fiel mir wieder auf, wie freundlich, offen und mit wie viel Begeisterung hier alle arbeiten. Das war besonders schön zu erleben – vor allem, nachdem ich so oft gehört hatte, Berliner seien eher direkt und manchmal unfreundlich. In meiner Praktikumsstelle habe ich bisher genau das Gegenteil erlebt.

Ich kann nur sagen: Die „Dreigroschenoper“ ist eine wunderbare Wahl für einen gelungenen Theaterabend. Ich möchte dieses Stück später unbedingt auch einmal gemeinsam mit meinem Mann in Litauen besuchen. Die Handlung ist unterhaltsam, die Musik wunderschön und die Ironie über das Leben zeitlos.

Auch der Anfang in unserem neuen Hotel ist sehr schön. Am Sonntagabend sind wir noch kurz zur Fête de la Musique gefahren. Es war wunderbar zu sehen, wie viele Menschen gemeinsam den Sommer und die Musik genießen. Die Stimmung auf den Straßen war besonders freundlich, entspannt und fröhlich.

Im Moment riechen für mich die Berliner Nächte nach friedlicher Gemeinschaft. Wie kann das sein? Hier begegnen sich Menschen mit den unterschiedlichsten Hintergründen – und trotzdem wirkt alles so friedlich und selbstverständlich.

I’m making some final changes, a read through, and then export them in EPUB and PDF. Also have to create a product page for it on Gumroad. Once I publish it I will celebrate. I can’t believe I accomplished so much in so little time.

Again, thanks for all your support!

#writing #draft #editing #novelette #shortstory #update

Robert Costa, 8 June 2026.

Dasha Burns, 12 May 2026

James Fallows, 24 June 2026

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I slept well last night, and i wont provide any details in that matter because i said so. i haven’t slept well in a while, long enough that i forgot the last time i ever did. I struggle and im using struggle lossly gossy here, with sleeping the first night in new places that aren’t my house, or haven’t been cleaned by me. you can call me a germaphobe if that’ll help you sleep at night, but id rather stay in my room for years than sit next to some sick, coughing goblin because im afraid whatever they’re launching into the air will become part of the oxygen i breathe, and that disgusts me. enough that i’d need to step outside just to get that awful, awful human breath away from me, if you do not understand, then oh well. who am i to judge an innocent human soul that'll happily inhale whatever complete stranger just launched into the air five seconds ago? Thats Admirable. I hope you both enjoy sharing lungs. I'm not a germaphobe. I just have an overwhelming hatred for humans and their relentless insistence on existing quite close to me, but anyway, I cleaned the place, like im resetting it just to make it tolerable. Not because im obsessed with cleanliness, Mr. “dont keep humans around him” Thats me, I just cant stand the idea that other people have been there, existing too loudly and too close, at least what seem to be cleaned havent been cleaned enough to make me completely calm. after that, i just sat with my own, and i enjoy it, no one trying to turn breathing into a group activity. And it’s quieter this way. away from the noise, away from troubles. if im being honest, I probably forgot my little mental pills somewhere along the way too, or i was just too irritated with humans that i forgot it somewhere here or there, but i still function just fine. if you ignore the fact that i function best when the world stops insisting i participate in it.

Thats all, i have nothing else for today.

Sincerely, Unpaid Human Critic

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has evolved significantly over the past two decades, enabling physicians to treat increasingly complex coronary lesions with greater precision and predictability. However, certain lesion subsets continue to present unique challenges despite advances in stent technology. Among these, coronary bifurcation lesions and in-stent restenosis (ISR) remain two of the most demanding scenarios in contemporary interventional cardiology.

As clinicians seek strategies that balance procedural success with long-term vessel preservation, the role of the drug coated balloon has gained considerable attention. Unlike conventional stent-based approaches, drug-coated balloons deliver antiproliferative therapy directly to the vessel wall without leaving behind a permanent implant. This characteristic has made them particularly relevant in situations where additional metal layers may complicate future treatment options.

Today, the growing use of DCB technology in complex PCI reflects a broader multidisciplinary effort involving interventional cardiologists, imaging specialists, vascular experts, and clinical researchers working toward more individualized treatment strategies.

Why Complex PCI Requires Alternative Approaches

While drug-eluting stents remain the foundation of modern coronary intervention, not every lesion is ideally suited for repeat stenting.

Complex lesions often involve:

• Multiple vessel branches
• Small vessel diameters
• Existing stent layers
• Diffuse disease patterns
• Challenging vessel geometry

In these situations, additional stent implantation may increase procedural complexity and potentially affect future treatment flexibility.

This has encouraged clinicians to explore therapies that can provide effective restenosis control while minimizing the long-term burden of permanent implants.

The drug coated balloon has emerged as one such option.

Understanding Drug-Coated Balloon Technology

A DCB combines conventional balloon angioplasty with localized drug delivery.

During balloon inflation, an antiproliferative drug—most commonly paclitaxel—is transferred directly to the vessel wall. Once drug delivery is complete, the balloon is removed, leaving no scaffold, polymer, or implant behind.

This “leave nothing behind” approach offers several potential advantages:

• Localized drug delivery
• Preservation of vessel anatomy
• No additional metallic layers
• Reduced implant burden
• Greater flexibility for future interventions

These characteristics have made DCB therapy particularly valuable in ISR management and increasingly relevant in selected bifurcation interventions.

Drug-Coated Balloons in In-Stent Restenosis

Why ISR Remains a Challenge

In-stent restenosis occurs when tissue growth causes re-narrowing within a previously implanted stent.

Although modern drug-eluting stents have significantly reduced restenosis rates, ISR continues to occur in clinical practice due to factors such as:

• Stent underexpansion
• Complex lesion morphology
• Diabetes
• Long lesion length
• Multiple prior interventions

Historically, repeat stenting was a common treatment strategy. However, placing additional stent layers inside an already treated segment can create new procedural challenges.

Advantages of DCB Therapy in ISR

DCB therapy offers an alternative by delivering medication without adding another permanent implant.

Potential benefits include:

• Avoidance of additional metal layers
• Preservation of vessel architecture
• Simplified future treatment options
• Effective suppression of neointimal proliferation

Clinical trials such as PEPCAD II and ISAR-DESIRE 3 have demonstrated favorable outcomes for DCB therapy in ISR, helping establish its role in contemporary restenosis management.

The Role of DCBs in Bifurcation Lesions

Why Bifurcations Are Complex

Bifurcation lesions involve narrowing at or near a vessel branch point.

These lesions remain technically challenging because intervention must account for:

• Main vessel patency
• Side branch preservation
• Vessel geometry
• Blood flow dynamics

Stenting across a bifurcation can sometimes complicate side branch access and increase procedural complexity.

Where DCBs Fit In

In selected bifurcation strategies, DCBs may be used to treat side branches after lesion preparation and balloon angioplasty.

Potential advantages include:

• No permanent implant in the side branch
• Reduced metal burden
• Preservation of vessel flexibility
• Simplified anatomy for future intervention

Although patient selection remains important, DCB-based approaches are increasingly being explored as part of lesion-specific treatment planning in bifurcation PCI.

The Importance of a Multidisciplinary Perspective

Modern PCI increasingly relies on collaboration among multiple clinical specialties.

Successful DCB-based intervention often involves input from:

• Interventional cardiologists
• Imaging specialists
• Cath lab teams
• Vascular experts
• Clinical researchers

Each group contributes valuable insights regarding:

• Lesion assessment
• Procedural planning
• Device selection
• Long-term patient management

This multidisciplinary approach is particularly important in complex lesions where treatment decisions must balance immediate procedural success with future therapeutic flexibility.

Role of Intravascular Imaging

Advanced imaging technologies have become essential tools when evaluating complex coronary disease.

Techniques such as:

• Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
• Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

help physicians:

• Identify restenosis mechanisms
• Assess stent expansion
• Characterize plaque morphology
• Guide lesion preparation

Imaging is especially important before DCB therapy because optimal outcomes depend heavily on adequate lesion preparation and vessel expansion.

Why Lesion Preparation Matters

Unlike stent implantation, DCB therapy relies entirely on effective drug transfer to the vessel wall.

For this reason, lesion preparation plays a critical role.

Key objectives include:

• Adequate lumen gain
• Minimal residual stenosis
• Absence of major dissections
• Proper vessel sizing

Many experts view lesion preparation as one of the most important determinants of successful DCB treatment.

When performed correctly, it helps maximize therapeutic benefit and supports favorable long-term outcomes.

Growing Clinical Interest and Industry Innovation

As evidence supporting DCB therapy continues to expand, innovation within the field has accelerated.

Several drug eluting balloon companies are investing in:

• Improved coating technologies
• Enhanced drug transfer mechanisms
• Better balloon deliverability
• Expanded clinical research programs

The focus is increasingly shifting toward optimizing both procedural performance and long-term vessel healing.

This ongoing innovation reflects the broader trend toward more personalized and lesion-specific treatment strategies in interventional cardiology.

Translumina’s Contribution to DCB-Based Therapy

Among the organizations contributing to this evolving field, Translumina has developed technologies that align with contemporary approaches to vessel restoration and restenosis management.

Its portfolio includes drug-coated balloon solutions designed to support localized drug delivery without leaving a permanent implant behind. These technologies reflect the growing clinical interest in treatment strategies that prioritize vessel preservation while maintaining procedural effectiveness.

As the adoption of DCB therapy continues to expand, companies such as Translumina play a role in supporting innovation through device development, clinical engagement, and ongoing advancements in interventional cardiology.

The Future of DCBs in Complex PCI

The role of DCB therapy is expected to continue evolving as additional clinical evidence becomes available.

Future areas of focus include:

• Expanded use in de novo lesions
• Advanced drug delivery technologies
• Integration with imaging-guided PCI
• Improved patient selection algorithms
• Greater personalization of treatment strategies

As clinicians increasingly move toward vessel-preserving approaches, DCBs are likely to remain an important component of the interventional toolkit.

Conclusion

Bifurcation lesions and in-stent restenosis continue to represent some of the most challenging scenarios in modern PCI. In these complex settings, the drug coated balloon offers a unique therapeutic option by delivering targeted drug therapy without introducing additional permanent implants.

Supported by growing clinical evidence and ongoing innovation from leading drug eluting balloon companies, DCB technology has established an important role in selected coronary interventions. Its ability to support vessel preservation, reduce metal burden, and maintain future treatment flexibility makes it an increasingly valuable tool in contemporary interventional practice.

As multidisciplinary collaboration, imaging-guided intervention, and lesion-specific treatment planning continue to advance, drug-coated balloons are well positioned to play an even greater role in the future of complex PCI.

If you look up Neo-Luddite or Neo-Luddism in Wikipedia, Chellis Glendinning, who is considered to be one of the major influencers of the movement, wrote in her paper Notes towards a Neo-Luddite manifesto that Neo-Luddites are:

20th century citizens—activists, workers, neighbors, social critics, and scholars—who question the predominant modern worldview, which preaches that unbridled technology represents progress.

And, looking at the hobbies I am most interested in shows that at least half of them are rooted in more heritage ideas:

• Heritage style footwear
• Wristwatches
• Fountain pens
• Photography
• Audio gear
• E-books and E-readers

It could even be argued that my interest in Photography also fits in with the concept of Neo-Luddism. However, given that modern photography is highly dependent on current technologies, I don't count it.

But, just looking at my hobbies isn't a reflection of my thoughts in this area. While I absolutely agree with the sentiment that we should question the concept that unbridled technology represents progress, I cannot align myself with a number of other movements that appear to be related to neo-Luddism. Some of those are the anti-globalization movement, and the anarcho-primitivism movements.

Then what do I consider myself? I came up with a different term to describe my relationship with technology over a decade ago: Techno Curmudgeon. Basically, a curmudgeon is similar to a misanthrope, a person who distrusts other people and human nature. However, instead I have a distrust of technology. I maintain that a lot of the changes that we have seen over the last two decades have really been more change for the sake of change, instead of change with specific goals to improve technology for people.

This mistrust of technology is rooted in the many, many cases of the abuse of technology that we have seen. If I were to say there was any single story that made me into a Techno Curmudgeon it would be the story: How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did. (Note: the original story was in the New York Times, but it is heavily sourced in the Forbes version).

The fact is, that was, in my book a severe invasion of privacy. This is on the order of the Police or a government body requiring that your Library book records be made available to them. I also consider this on the order of an Insurance Companies building a profile on you so they can deny your claim because of something ridiculous.

This can be extended to more recent things that we have seen. For example, the Mozilla Foundation deciding to become an advertising company. Just because they lack imagination needed to stick to their original principles while raising the capital they need, all of a sudden you become the product for them to sell.

In the end, the concept of becoming a Techno Curmudgeon (a term I would love to spread even further) means that I don't accept technology for technology's sake. I maintain a healthy skepticism which is reflected in my hobbies. All of them are about minimizing my interactions with computers and the online world. Instead, I make use of technology to disconnect from technology (like using my E-reader to get away from the computer). Something else that isn't reflected in this list: I minimize the number of subscriptions I have. I don't have Spotify, Netflix, or other streaming services.

This isn't to say I am completely able to avoid harmful technology. For example, given where I live, I am stuck using Amazon. They are the only company that can reliably (most of the time) deliver things that I need. However, when possible, I avoid technology that has proven itself to be harmful, or technology that hasn't proven there is a need for it to change.

Two months with you is long. It is never enough.

This is more of an overall reflection on my baal teshuva yeshiva period in Jerusalem (2007-2010). So that it is still recorded somewhere online:

I am happy that I left Judaism because of many different reasons; socially, intellectually, theologically, and physically. However, I do look positively back at the times where we as young adults had some great times at yeshiva Ohr Somayach. Yes, the food was really bad and the dorms were horrendous, but it was a way to connect to so many different people from all around the world while learning more about THEIR Charedi Judaism. A bunch of us never fitted in and we were never going to fit in. I have many negative stories about how Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem was actively pushing people to become Charedi instead of merely “good Jews”. But I won't discuss that here. I am so happy that I didn't go out on shidduchim while in yeshiva because almost all of the people I knew back than who did get married at a young age did also get divorced very quickly. It felt like a trap: You go into Ohr Somayach > become more frum > try to find someone “on your level” > have kids > live in Israel for X amount of years > and then ........ depending on the specific outcome/situation they would often have a very difficult life. With the latter I mean working working multiple jobs in Israel, or a 50-60 hour work week just to make ends meet.

Anyway, That was a long time ago because its 2026 already , Now I have a decent job, finished a good university, acquired different professional skills while still improving them. Focusing on Python, Excel, learning a different language. SQL, Linux. I really enjoy it all. Sometimes I still miss my “brothers in arms” who I studied with during the day, and partied with at night. We had some great Thursday evenings in town. Sometimes I miss being able to discuss Judaism with friends because I do still find it interesting. And no I cant discuss that with my current friends/acquaintances because non of them are Jewish.

I think we were part of the last “Baal Teshuva movement” era. There was still money for trips to the Golan Heights and Tsfat (Safed) including staying over at a hotel. I experienced the 2007-2010 years in retrospect as the final “golden Baal Teshuva movement years” before internet became more easily available on your smartphone. Don't get me wrong, we where trying to pick up free WiFi connection in the neighborhood and surprisingly the password was often “Admin”. At one point i managed to download so many secular books on my laptop that I was having my own curriculum during the break.

I know that Ohr Somayach changed a lot. they removed the courtyard where we used to sit underneath the fig tree. And they are catering towards high income families. this makes sense financially because back in 2007-2010 Ohr Somayach was in a financial crisis because of how much money they were spending. However, I guess they always managed to be somewhat successful at fund raising in the US. Otherwise, we could never have such amazing trips and events.

Times change I wonder if classical kiruv will still be a thing in 10 years from now. What I do know is that the younger generations have easy access to knowledge. therefore, my advice is the following to the upcoming yeshiva generation:

1# Remain critical and verify sources. 2# Look for academy sources and theories on the topic as well. 3# NEVER take a sabbatical from University to join a yeshiva. (Chances are high that you will stay longer) 4# Do not go to yeshiva after age 25. (Your focus should be towards your future > study/work) 5# Never cut your secular family and friends out of your life. 6# Set goal/s what you want to achieve in X amount of time.

je suis l'enfant des rues ténébreuses grandir est plus grand que mes espérances il m'arrive de parler à mes fantômes

imprévisible beauté printemps vagabond à piétiner les roses j'ai peur de l'azur

je m'appelle décolonial éloigne-toi de mes rives éloigne-toi de mes sept voiliers j'ai souvenance j'ai souvenance masque somptueux l'histoire m'appelle à contre-jour

— Rodney Saint-Éloi, Nous ne trahirons pas le poème, p. 33

Peper versus Zout & Vieze Versje

Zullen we haat en nijdje spelen we zitten elkaar toch maar te vervelen dan hebben we iets beters te doen lezen en schrijven tussen de regels van het goed fatsoen dan verwijt ik jou meer dan iets en jij mij heel wat en vallen we langzaam maar zeker ongezellig samen in een diep en donker gat daar gaan we dan mee door tot het onverbiddelijke end ik zeg dat jij je gedraagt als een idioot, jij zegt dat ik er één ben zo gaan we door tot we elkaar echt niet kunnen luchten of zien we schreeuwen 'wat heb ik ooit misdaan dat ik jou als mijn noodlot heb verdiend' dan timmer ik er op los en jij ontvangt de klappen en dan ga jij uiteindelijk opstappen en dan krijg ik spijt zit vol zelfverwijt want ik ben je kwijt en ondanks dat kom je niet terug je bent zeker niet voor niets gevlucht en dan zoek ik mijn heil in de drank wentel me in de smerige stank van echte en van junkie verdriet maar zorg dat niemand mij buiten mijn eigen alco hol me zo bezopen ziet tot het punt van geen terugkeer is bereikt en iedereen ziet hoe ik mezelf in de dranksuper onderzeik lijkt je dat wat schat of zal ik de tv aanzetten en irritant langs alle kanalen zappen?