August 12, 2024
Kak Leo told us to write an AES after we read some AES that Kak Andy makes. To be honest, I don't know what to write either. So what I notice in his AES, is about the art of noticing. According to Rob Walker, the art of noticing is engaging in the world and connecting with others, but it is also about being in touch with yourself and what matters to you.
This past month I kept seeing things that normally I wouldn't notice. Like normally I would walk past it. For example, when on a Gojek ride (not sponsored btw), I see a hose on the road and many vehicles go past it. My innovative mind suddenly came up. How about the hose being put inside ‘polisi tidur’? Is this even relevant?
Anyway, life was good and better each day I walked in. The breeze of the wind goes through me. And the sound of music buzzing into my eardrum. When you go through even the hardest time in life, it will eventually get better. You just need to enjoy and sit back and relax.
Also, this past month I volunteered at Tacita. There was this event from the Japan Foundation. It shows art from 10 illustrators from Japan. It was taken from Ehon (a children's book), and there was also the original illustration from the cover of Totochan.
I realize that being an event guide was hard. We start ‘working’ from 10 AM until 6 PM. When there are visitors, we will be busy and then a snap of a finger, they're gone. Then we go back to sleeping or doing nothing. But there I found some friends that surprisingly are much older than me. But we can get along with each other very well.
I also got rejected from an event that I intended to go to. But I guess God will always have a way for us. Sometimes when there isn't anything I have to do, I feel either hopeless or useless. So I also realize that I am a social person, that it's a battery that needs to be charged by socializing with people.
So, this AES is more about what I've been doing this past month. This one is random and chaotic, but what I get is if you keep going and just do it without thinking about what other people expect you to do. AND be grateful for anything you have, so that's it.
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Aah, you become wiser each and every day!! 🫶