Long Live the UK
My first post in English on this site stands on behalf of those who have deceased or got injured on the unbelievably coward attacks that took place in London last Thursday morning.
However, British character and posture shone like it always does, and by evening, people would get back home from work, using whatever means of transportation, with a sense of maturity that has the knowledge that what happened is circumscribed to that moment in time and place, and that no reason should distract or refrain anyone from moving ahead with their lives.
I've been a long time admirer of the British culture, being it their fabulously intuitive language, their tradition in democracy, perhaps the oldest in the modern world, their music, their known sense of humour, intelligent and sarcastic, their monarchy and their wealth of historical facts. Also, their resilience; Londoners invented the expression 'business as usual' while having Germans bombing the city in WWII. Surely they may not be masters in the new technologies or car manufacture, but their humanity, empathy and warmth is evident to anyone that gets in contact with them.
Portuguese emigration in England rose to the hundreds of thousands in the last few years, and generally our people is welcomed there and recognized as a valuable working force. Soccer coach Mourinho is more of an exception than the rule, but it’s a case of astonishing success for a Portuguese working abroad.
As for music, I have to make a statement about the remarkable originality and meaningfulness contained in the music made in the UK. Basically all modern pop and rock music around the world has British influence. The messages contained in those four or five minute songs are understood worldwide, from Chile to Japan, where we can find a huge amount of fans and listeners of bands and singers either retired or active. As for me, I could make an exhaustive list of all the bands and songs that changed somewhat my point of view over things, revealing a new perspective of situations apparently out of my control and showing that the humanity I talked about is present in the lyrics that are sung (even the most dark or bizarre ones), the sounds that are made, the motivation and energy while singing and playing them. Since I heard Blondie’s ‘Heart Of Glass’ at age 4 on the speakers of a beach town by the sea, I knew music would have a very important part in my life. Over time, music has been a source of inspiration, an off-the-wall motivator as well as a relaxing and anti-dramatizing mind weapon. Overall you can say it contributed to my personal growth. Someday I’ll dedicate some time over this subject on the blog.
For the foreign readers I created the blog cause/effect that has already been filled with the incredible amount of two posts… I stake here my promise that I will post some thoughts more often. Nevertheless, it’s possible that in the future some posts in English will be found here too. See you!
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