#679 Learning to wait

~~225~~ 150 EUR

Learning to wait

While agony anticipates

Hours becoming minutes

& Days evaporating into droplets

Then seconds will last forever

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Created: 16/11/2024

Size: 60x80

Orientation: landscape

Type: painting

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Anticipating something good is often almost as pleasing as the thing itself. Add in uncertainties about whether you'll receive anything and what you'll receive, and you've got significant parts of most addictions described. But if the wait is too uncertain or prolonged, it can be one of the most agonizing experiences. It's better than waiting for something nasty, but it's close. For some reason, my girlfriend keeps telling me I have to learn to wait for something good. Though she lives in Belgium, and we only get to see each other on the weekend and have to wait to see each other frequently, I'm not sure what exactly she means. Challenging questions can only be interesting for so long, and after a while, I lost interest. So, instead of starting a fight with my girlfriend, I have just been practicing to wait for something good to happen. Something too easy for me. To challenge myself, I'm now trying to learn to wait for nothing. I've removed everything from my apartment that could give me any distractions: my computer, paint, books, and instruments. Now, I happily wait in my chair for nothing to happen -- until I can't anymore.

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