First snow of 2025

Snow warnings had been issued, I was anxiously waiting. Waiting and then some more waiting; finally it started to snow just a little after the midnight. 

The OLED TV advertises the perfect black, but the sight of the pulseless snowflakes falling with the darkness of the night in the background, that is the definition of the perfect black. 

I have opened the french door, the crisp fresh air feels such a delight to breathe in. A wave of coldness touches my skin, the cup of tea will eventually cool down. Oh, how I wish I had a cup of hot chocolate to sip as I enjoy this view and type in the rest of this post. But if I leave for that cup of hot chocolate, the magic will disappear, the thoughts of creativity will leave me. Alas this cup of tea will have to suffice for now. 

The black colour of my little car is slowly being blanketed by a thin layer of snow, soon the glorious and shiny black colour will be under a snowy blanket. 

Man is a strange creature, it fights to reach a certain stage in life, and then wants to jump ahead to the next. stage. A competition develops, unhealthy if you look at a badly planned strategy. But how many times are we just compelled to jump in without a good plan, thinking that there will a straw to clutch on. This is not how life should be, living on a chance that there will be something.

One jump based on the hope of finding a straw to clutch on, the heart does not agree. But there is a stress, a stress of being behind. But who are you chasing, who are you competing with? 

The one you are today needs to compete with the one you were yesterday, and the one you are today needs to give a proper challenge to the one you will be today. This is what life is all about, but for the majority this concept remains far from being understood and almost never applied. 

As the night sinks deeper and deeper, I wonder if we will ever find a way out of this race? A competition is healthy, but a competition is within you and for you and no one else. 

There is a perfume called Interlude 53, the smoky incense fits in just perfectly with this snowy weather.

There is a calmness in the air, it speaks to you. Enjoy what life has to offer.