Paprika - Paradicsom!Aah the sweet melody... Something I've wanted to say 'out loud!' for a long time.
The perfect recipe to have an enjoyable time in Hungary. I think no Advertising company - or a tourist agency - would buy this from me as a slogan (well I hope not!). Words used in the present, but thought in the future. Here I am at a typical stage of human discourse-history. Future tense isn't used anymore, and we have a confusing present to face.
This morning, I hear the following story about 'ossies', or locals from Post-socialist countries:
"We are not afraid of the future, we know it. It is the past we are afraid of - it keeps changing!"
Another Wessies about Ossies theory of nostalgia - but a sensible one.
However did we think of reflecting this thought on our own societies? I hope we never forget to do so... What we do and what we get from it is also a reflection of what to do...
I trust Hungarians are positive enough to look realistically at the future - and maybe we can be of assistance in terms of connecting them to a difficult past, if we do so ourselves. But what is its worth?
Paprika - Paradicsom...
Sounds like all the ingredients are there already.
Let's share the light?
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