He knew I betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once again, maybe for the last time.

I watch because of that look of acceptance in the animal’s eyes. Absurdly, I imagine the animal understands. I imagined the animal sees that its imminent demise is for a higher purpose.

I wanted that, to move on, to forget, to start with a clean slate. I wanted to be able to breathe again.

And yet, she sees, people find a way to survive, to go on.

Ahesta boro, Mah-e-man, ahesta boro.

Every sinner must be punished in a manner befitting his sin!

Sad znam da neki ljudi proživljavaju nesreću onako kao što drugi proživljavaju ljubav: samotno, žestoko i bez zaleđa.

I lay on the side of the dirt road next to a rocky trench, looked up to the gray morning sky, thankful for air, thankful for light, thankful to be alive.

Kažu pronađi svrhu u životu i ostvari je. Ali katkad, tek nakon što ga proživiš, uvidiš da je život imao svrhu, lako moguće onu o kojoj nisi nikad ni razmišljao.