our western cultures

What unites us all?
We are the big, rich, western, democratic, christian people, aren't we?
I am possibly part of it, even when I criticize some, I grew up in Europe and I was formed by the environment surrounding me. When I go by train to work every morning, I do not see happy faces. When I return the same. People are tired, people are stressed, people are busy. I rarely see relaxed and smiling people. I wonder, what is it that makes us so unhappy? That we have everything, but not freedom? That we depend. On a lot of things, most of all money. That we are defined by our money and being happy is only possible with the more you have? The most desirable seems to be money. Above it all. And love and health. And what about freedom? We take it all for granted, maybe so much that we can not even appreciate it anymore.
And even forget.

my day

the whole evening I lingered in the bloggs around.. I found a direction into comic style artists, guided by the atlantean (i hope i may advertise here) and his links. In search for the last Baiji created in the net world, I found his picture and ended up creating my own blog today.
I spend my whole life painting since I remember (several stories start like this, but imprint starts in childhood, isn't it?) and found my release in the moment. I saved them and let them free on paper later on. I had my peak moments in puberty (when probably most development is spent on personality in crisis). The last years, I simply forgot to paint. Painting turned from a regular event to a time consuming luxury, which were not allowed to afford anymore. Real cold life probably got me, I think. Even when it was always an outlet for me and there was always something missing, I did not allow myself to spend time on unimportant distraction. I missed it a lot.

first time...

to be here... upcoming blog soon.

Zoe