Liberties

I just love this snap from yesterday! My niece had 3 hours of fun and giggling on the Gurten hill and 10 seconds of tears after her splash into the pond. A fair deal for her I would say.

Yes, I have been back from NYC for a while now. Actually I have even been to Brussels since than. I would love to post some pics here, but I am not there yet. I regularly have to explain the difference between my way of taking pictures and the way of, let's say, an average pink olympus compact camera. And the truth is: I have the liberty to intervene several times between pushing the button and ending up with a jpeg picture, using creativity and/or editing software. The liberties we have enrich our life, give us power on our own destiny. However, one should not get lost between the liberties. The liberty not to choose is a luxury most of us cannot afford, hence useless. Anyway, I had a great time in New York.

One good example for liberties I cannot afford is my seek for jobs. If my strength is in dealing with people, interacting with them, building bridges accross cultures, than I should not waste these skills in a job that expects me to sit in an office on my own the entire day. I am good in dealing with the challenges thrown at me, but not in finding and approaching new ones. I feel comfortable seeing all options in a situation, but I will have hard times getting a clear decision. Again, too much liberty is too much of luxury for me.

Last but not least: why bothering about songs where embedding is forbidden. More than enough people kindly cover the same songs - and some are really great in doing this.