Poem about quicksand
I am not a pig.
And I bathe in the mud.
I better say I swim in the mud.
Or not.
I keep my balance in the mud.
Or maybe to be realist.
I am drowning.
I am swallowing mud.
I am barely on the surface.
How long have I been in the mud,
you will think I like mud.
There is healing mud.
Women apply a mud mask to their faces.
To look younger.
There is a sport in the mud.
But I am not talking about that mud.
I am talking about 30 years in the mud.
Harsh reality.
A housing loan is a quicksand.
I swim and drown.
Every month.
Until the end of life.
No way to be on the surface.
I always swallow a little.
In the end, I convinced myself
that the mud is ok.
I am used to it.
Maybe I am a pig.
And I don't know?
No, I am a man.
They made me feel like a pig.
Beware of quicksand.
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Poem about pond
Pond.
Not a real pond.
Not real crocodiles.
The world is pond.
We are crocodiles.
Companies are crocodiles.
Big teeth in attack.
Small teeth in defense.
Small teeth are a warning.
Big teeth don't forgive.
Why if I am small to run?
Why do the big ones have to trample me?
I understand that a lion eats smaller animals than itself.
I understand nature.
Why does a man attack a man?
Weren't we created for a reason?
Those who trample into hell.
Those who have been trampled into heaven.
What to do until it's time for heaven or hell?
Suffer and be silent when they trample you.
Until you get big. 🙂
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Perfect weekend
Hello, read friends! How are you? I will share today with you my experience about one amazing place which is called Divčibare. Are you ready for the trip? I promise you will enjoy it, so let's start.
This place is very close to the city where I live and due to its proximity, it is suitable for spending weekend time there. Divčibare is a small town and mountain resort on the mountain Maljen in western Serbia located at about 900m above sea level.
The hotel we stayed in was very nice. Surrounded by pines and firs. Clean and fresh air all around you. I was breathing deeply and that was enough for me to make the weekend perfect.
The interior of the hotel is the artwork of an architect who left me speechless. I photographed every detail in the hotel. Take a look at the pictures that follow and see for yourself. I would hire this architect to decorate my apartment. 🙂
In one part of the hotel, there is a cafe-restaurant where you can relax with a good book.
We drank our morning coffee outdoors, on the terrace of the cafe which is also part of the hotel. From the terrace of the cafe, there is a beautiful view of the sports ground and the garden of the hotel.
The food in Serbia is generally very good. Serbian people like to eat and enjoy food. All tourists go home full of impressions when it comes to food. The food at our hotel was excellent. I'm sorry I can't tell you the taste of everything, but I will show you what it looks like.
The part we all adore is bathing in the warm water in the pool and the jacuzzi.
Lastly, the sweetest part of this trip is an open-air lunch and roasting lamb and pork. Of course, the Serbian traditional drink "rakija", translated as brandy is an obligatory part of this kind of lunch. The weather was great so we managed to enjoy lunch outside.
This was the perfect weekend for me. I hope you enjoyed the trip.
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Poem about today
Today.
Maybe it's that day.
The day when you need to do something.
Don't be lazy.
Wake up, get up and do something.
Maybe it's the day you have to pay the lottery.
The day you will meet a soul mate.
The day when maybe you,
maybe here,
maybe now,
at this moment...
The day when someone will need you.
You never know when that day is.
You never know it might not have been yesterday.
You never know if it will be the day after tomorrow.
You have to be always ready.
Ready for the day.
Because maybe that day is just today.
So don't hesitate.
Wake up, get up and go.
Today.
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Poem about me
I almost got beaten up.
No, that is not happening,
that is not possible.
Of course it is not.
I was right.
She was ashamed,
so she attacked me.
Attack is the best defense.
She attacked me with words.
It's good she did not with her hands.
But why do people do that?
Why don't they clean up after their pets?
Why are they throwing garbage off the terrace?
Why are they angry when their garbage comes back?
Yes, it comes back to them,
faster than they threw it away.
I give it back to them.
I ring the doorbell
and I return the bag they threw from the terrace.
That's me.
I am the one who corrects incorrectly,
who rush to clean up after pets.
I write about myself.
And I'm not ashamed.
I know I am right.
Even if I get beaten up.
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Sides of the world
Hello dear read friends, how are you? Today we will talk about the sides of the world.
In today's modern times, it is enough to have a compass, smartwatch or smartphone and we will know which side of the world we are on. Let's look at nature and see how nature shows us which side of the world we are on, without devices. There is something in us that makes us explore and be a part of nature. Nature is calling us back as much as we are facing the urban way of life. We return to nature, only that comes with our age, when we realize that we have to preserve nature in order to have a place to live. We are often in nature, walking and not seeing what nature is telling us. In the continuation of the article, see what you can find out in nature.
The rings on the stump are denser, that is, narrower, on the north side, and wider on the south side.
On the north side of the tree or rock, the moss is thicker and lush.
Mushrooms growing on a tree trunk are more numerous and larger on the north side.
The snow always melts faster on the south side of the mountain while on the north side it stays longer.
If we extend our right hand towards the rising sun, ie the east, the left hand will point west, our face will be facing north, and our backs will be facing south.
The North Star is the brightest star in the northern sky and, if we turn our faces towards it, we will easily determine the north and other parts of the world.
In the end, I would say that it is nice to have all the new devices, but it is also nice to know nature. Return to nature whenever your obligations allow.
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I am going not to get there
I am going.
I am going somewhere.
I am going I don't know where.
I don't know why I go like that.
Like it is not me.
The legs don't seem to be mine.
They don't listen to me.
I am trying to follow them.
I am chasing them.
They go.
They go without stopping.
They don't ask me if I can.
And if they are mine.
As if they weren't.
They are taking me somewhere.
I still don't know where.
I am afraid.
I am afraid of what is below.
It is like ice but it is not.
What is it?
I am going.
I am going not to get there.
I am waking up.
Good.
And it wouldn't be.
That it is not a dream.
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A poem about the dark
When you close your eyes, it's dark.
When the sun goes down it's dark.
We are all once in the dark.
Some animals hunt in the dark.
The eyes of some animals shine in the dark.
Someone is writing poem in the dark.
Someone likes to walk in the dark.
Someone likes to swim in the dark.
Someone is afraid of the dark.
Someone likes to drive in the dark.
Someone is awake when it is dark.
Someone works in the dark.
Someone is in the dark when is someone's day.
People often say:
It got dark.
Darkness fell on my eyes.
Someone likes to watch the darkness come.
Someone likes to watch the darkness go away.
I came up with a saying.
To the question "how is your marriage"?
the answer is "same as in the dark".
Black!
Only in the poem. 😊
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The rule is that there are no rules
Rules are everywhere.
On the street.
At work.
At school.
At home.
Rules must be followed.
I do not think so.
The rules are there to be broken.
If you don't work by the rules,
no bonuses at work.
If you don't cross the street at a pedestrian crossing,
you will pay the fine.
If you don't clean your room,
you are punished.
Break the rule.
Do your homework.
Achieve the goal,
sooner than they ask you to.
Break the rule.
Tidy up the whole apartment, not just your room.
You will be rewarded.
Break the rule.
Cross the street outside the pedestrian crossing
to help the boy who fell off the bike.
Break the rule and help a friend you got mad at last week.
Surprise yourself and him.
I like to break the rules.
Because I always have a good reason for that.
I also have my own theory.
The rule is that there are no rules!
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Three white deaths
Stop! White death!
Salt kills.
Sugar kills.
White flour kills.
Who would have thought it was true?
I laughed.
I have been laughing until this moment.
Until I ended up in the hospital.
High blood pressure.
Doctor said:
"From today, your greatest enemy is...
Salt!"
It's not the end, sugar kills me too.
Chocolates, cakes, sweets.
Clogged blood vessels.
Doctor said:
"From today, your greatest enemy is...
Sugar!"
It's not the end, cholesterol is killing me too.
Pies, pastries, everything from the bakery,
all with additives.
Doctor said:
"From today, your greatest enemy is...
Flour!"
If I died today,
I wouldn't know that salt, sugar and flour are a silent killers.
Cut down on white ingredients.
Save yourself from white death.
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Peace
Today everyone is talking about it.
Why?
Why isn't different?
Why should we be afraid of each other?
Why can't everyone live in peace?
We are afraid of everything.
They scare us!
Toxic food.
Artificial viruses.
Polluted air.
They push natural water into plastic pipes.
They dig some ores.
Just to be rich.
A few of them.
And the rest of us?
They scared us!
Let's not give up, people.
Let's stick together.
Maybe they can hear us.
We don't want unrest.
We want peace!
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The die is cast
The dice have been thrown.
Yes yes, you gamble!
No, I'm not gambling.
Yes, you gamble,
be sure to gamble.
The two young people did not even dream of gambling.
And they gambled.
They were looking forward to a new life.
They rejoiced in their newborn.
And they realized they were gambling.
Two healthy and young people.
A boy was born
with cerebral palsy.
The fight has begun.
Fight against incurable diseases.
It's a fight.
That battle must be won.
In the 21st century, we need to fight against incurable diseases.
Think of a medicine for cancer,
and not play with bombs.
Peace.
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Poison
Poison for rats, no!
Apple peel is poison.
Pear peel is poison.
Tomato peel is a poison.
Cucumber peel is poison.
Carrots are poison.
Beet.
Celery.
Everything is poison.
Why do we eat poison?
There are a lot of hungry mouths.
There are few diligent hands.
That's why everything is poison.
To feed that hungry mouth,
everything must be sprayed with various poisons.
To grow fast.
The apples on the market are the same shape.
Tomato is like a photocopy machine.
And people are buying and they are thrilled.
They are delighted with the shape.
So instead of flowers on the terrace,
plant tomatoes, peppers.
To avoid poisoning.
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Scream
I would scream as loud as I could.
But how?
They will wonder if this man is normal!
I am normal.
But they pretend to be too nice.
They never shouted.
They don't argue.
They just say everything in nice words.
And at home?
And behind closed doors?
There they shout out loud,
break the glass.
They hit their heads against the wall.
Yes, they hit the wall with their heads.
Just they, nice and polite.
I'm sorry about the wall!
I decided to scream.
I screamed the loudest.
Nobody was looking at me.
They realized.
They even said bravo.
They realized that their psychiatrists,
their drugs stop the screaming.
I'm glad I screamed.
I'm glad I let go of the scream.
Feel free to try it too.
The feeling is indescribably good!
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Challenge
Writing is a challenge.
Reading is a challenge.
Putting an idea forward is a challenge.
Expressing your opinion is a challenge.
Standing behind decisions is a challenge.
Saying who you are is a challenge.
Accepting yourself is a challenge.
Accepting criticism is a challenge.
Dealing with problems is a challenge.
The decision is a challenge.
Recognition is a challenge.
Apologies are a challenge.
Repentance is a challenge.
Being alive is a challenge.
Falling in love is a challenge.
Loving is a challenge.
Being a dad and a mom is a challenge.
Life is a challenge.
Should we be afraid of challenges?
Not!
Everything happens spontaneously.
Just believe in yourself.
Every peak can be conquered.
Every challenge can be overcome.
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Worried
She is always worried.
And always afraid.
Afraid of the worst.
She always warns.
Two or three times.
She is waiting for you to come back every time.
She is never tired of you.
And always can and wants everything.
You are her number one priority.
She is in second place.
She sometimes has no place.
She sometimes gives herself nothing,
so she can give you everything.
She does two jobs if necessary.
Sometimes suffers to make you think everything is ok.
You only realize that when you are her.
You can't before,
because you are too small to understand the weight of that word.
That is how it should be.
Everyone will be that someday.
It is that circle.
Someone takes care of you first.
And then you about someone.
That someone tomorrow about someone next.
A word that has so much importance,
in everyone's life
is she.
Worried.
Mother.
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Hunting
You are fishing.
You are hunting for a job.
You are hunting for a wife.
You are hunting for a friend.
You are hunting for a problem.
It's all hunting!
If you catch a fish,
you will have dinner.
If you get a job,
you will have a salary.
If you do well,
you will have a wife.
If you help someone,
you will have a friend.
If you don't think,
you will catch the problem.
It's all hunting.
It just depends on you what you catch.
So choose your bait for the hook carefully.
The question is who will be caught.
Maybe you will catch something you don't need.
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A hurried poem
Hurry, you are late for work.
Hurry, the kids need breakfast.
Hurry, we are late for kindergarten.
Hurry, we are late for school.
Hurry, it will turn green at the traffic light.
Are you coming for the kids? Hurry up!
Are you coming? Please come for me.
Hurry if you can, please.
Are you coming to have lunch? Hurry.
Alas, and training, hurry, hurry!
I've been in a hurry my whole life.
Hurry, hurry...
Does anyone ask me if I can hurry?
Does anyone ask me if I want to hurry?
Does anyone ask me anything?
A neighbor who doesn't know us,
thought my name was "Hurry".
Don't hurry anywhere.
Don't even hurry for the bus.
Don't hurry to kindergarten or school.
Don't hurry, because when you slow down,
you will realize that life has already accelerated.
And life is in a hurry. It's gone.
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Random Questions by "Little Philosophers"
Being a father means, among other things, that you know the answers to all the questions your children, the "little philosophers", ask you. Little philosophers with the most difficult questions are only a few years old and you find yourself in a situation where you have to think carefully before giving an answer. I have singled out the most interesting questions of my little philosopher. 😊
**Why are there people we love, and those we don’t? Do you love everyone? Do you think that is even possible? Do you think that would be good?**
We meet different people every day. Some we will like, others not, or they will even annoy us. That is normal! We are all different and we will feel better with some people than with others. Fortunately, we are not obliged to love everyone.
**Why are some people beautiful to us and some ugly? What do you think is beautiful? And what's ugly? Do you think that there are people that everyone considers beautiful?**
You like your neighbor's freckles, but your friend doesn't like them. Maybe it reminds you of someone you love very much. And you might think they are beautiful for no particular reason. Does not matter. Everyone has their own preferences. And that may change over time: your friend may love freckles too. Everyone is beautiful in their own way. There are no ugly faces, just different ones.
**Why should we forgive? Have you ever forgiven someone? What is it for? Should I always forgive?**
We all have reason to forgive someone: a little mockery, conflict, insult. After we forgive, even though it's hard sometimes, we always feel better.
**How to accept defeat? Do you find it hard to accept when others beat you? Is that why you are a bad player?**
When we lose, we want to end the game, and sometimes we even cheat to win. Nobody likes to lose. But is it really a big deal if you lose? Of course it is not. It is just a game, sometimes we lose, sometimes we win. It is important to be in the game and accept the challenges.
**How do we know what others like? Do you like to please others? Do you feel comfortable when you make others happy?**
What to give a friend for his birthday... Some handmade item? If you don't know what he would like, maybe you can ask someone who knows him and surprise him. What is pleasing to you is not always pleasing to others. Still, it is certain: it is a pleasure to make others happy.
**Why don't we remember we were babies? What would you like to remember? What is your earliest memory?**
We actually have many memories of our earliest childhood. What we experience as children is imprinted in our brains without us being aware of it. These are not precise or pictorial memories, but impressions or feelings: if we love some scents, it is certain that we discovered them with pleasure while we were still babies.
**How to stop the war? Why the war?**
Stopping the war is hard work, because the enemies must be the first to reconcile in order to make peace. It often happens that many people take part in it (officials, politicians, writers ...). Everyone gives their opinion and suggests solutions on how to end the fighting. Every effort to make the world fairer is a step towards peace.
When your children ask you a question, take it seriously and accept the challenge to answer, although sometimes it is not easy. We can learn a lot from children. They really are "little philosophers".
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In love the other 364 days when it's not Valentine's Day
How are you dear readers? I hope you enjoy the love. Happy Valentine's day everyone!
Here's how I see today's holiday.
Flower shops make the most money on Valentine's Day. Completely wrong.
Why do we only remember gifts when it's Valentine's Day? Completely wrong.
Why are restaurants full when it’s Valentine’s Day and you can’t get to a chair? Completely wrong.
I have a completely different theory. My wife doesn’t expect me to have a Valentine’s Day gift. Here is why.
I give my wife a gift or a surprise every day. Yes, 364 days, except on Valentine's Day. We laugh together when we see what some people are doing today. Well yes, it’s crazy to buy 101 roses and write on a piece of paper I love you. And the other 364 days of the year? It's even crazier that someone is so happy, so they brag about it... They brag about a gift once a year. Maybe it's not bad, I envy these people, I envy them for not being like them.
Here's how I do it, for no reason. Lunch at a restaurant for no reason. Cakes in the pastry shop also for no reason. New boots for no reason. Weekend in the mountains for no reason. Hairdresser, pedicure and manicure for no reason. Massage also for no reason. Coffee and breakfast in bed. Rose for no reason when we walk.
Now I'm going to sit down and play a beautiful song on the piano and tell my wife that I play just for her. Not because it has to be like that because it is Valentine's day, but because I'm in love with her every day, and I can play.😊
Hm... Sometimes it seems as if some people remember to give an affection and love only when it is Valentine’s Day, as if the other 364 days are not in love. I understand, because they don't give affection every day, then that day their conscience bites and they buy 101 roses. Well, I would only turn around and go, if I got affection, love and gift only today.
In the end, I would like to tell you to respect and love every day, and if you only remember the love and gifts on Valentine's day, reconsider what is wrong, something is certainly not tuned. Maybe a guitar. 😊
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Relax armchair
A worried man arrives and starts talking quickly. I don't understand anything, I'm slowing him down.
"Take it easy, calm down, everything will be fine."
He finally sat down in the relax armchair and started to breathe. Deep breathing, inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth, inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth... We are slowly rebalancing. Mozart's music solves the problem in the background and he was not even aware that his breathing was relaxed.
*Breathe slowly, no matter how scared you are. A panic attack can be life-threatening. Always remember these words and just breathe.*
The story begins after half an hour of breathing.
"I lost my job. I have three small children and a housing loan."
Panic attack again, but he remembered breathing and started to control the situation. We talked, Mozart's music was over. He just told me to let it go again and kept talking. My story doesn't help him, Mozart's notes help him. He found the solution himself, he was not even aware of it. Conversation, breathing and music are key. Some things we can't change. He got fired, so he got it, that's what we can't change. But we can stay calm, poised and find the best solution to the current situation. He left calm and sure he had solutions, just because he was alive and well, of course. I looked like a squeezed lemon at the time, literally like that. It doesn’t matter what we achieved, I helped one worried man.
I have been in this business for a long time. I have been carefully listening to the needs of children for 10 years. This is my first time meeting an adult. What I know for sure is that you need to listen to anyone who complains to you and expects help from you. Try not to interrupt. When a man gathers courage and shares a problem with someone unknown, he feels relieved only because he has shared the problem with someone. That will sometimes be enough to solve the problem.
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Baroque music
I would start like this. Baroque in relation to the Renaissance is like the period before covid and covid. Everything is different, people live differently, they think differently, you can't do anything and you can do everything. Well, it's baroque! To put it mildly, shock in art, a step further, something new, but unexpectedly new. So let's start.
Baroque is an artistic direction that marked the 17th and part of the 18th century. Major and minor also appear, as well as new musical forms. Concert, fugue, suite and opera.
Concert
Famous concerto grosso. In translation, a soloist accompanied by an orchestra. Both forms quickly became the favorite form of baroque composers. A fast- slow- fast stance is the main characteristic of concerto grosso.
Today's songs are mostly composed just like that, fast- slow- fast part which says that. We have not moved far from the Baroque era. 😊
Fugue
Many aestheticians have often called the Baroque period the era of the fugue. Its creator was the only one, the famous Bach.
Most of today’s musicians, pianists, fugue practice for months to play roughly like Bach. What goes on is that we have not progressed at all, that we are still close to the Baroque. 😊
Suite
The suite is an instrumental composition composed of plays of different origins, which have in common only the tonality. Dances in this form are Allemanda (German dance), Sarabanda (Spanish dance), Kuranta (French dance) and Ziga (English dance).
Believe it or not, composers still use the same method as then. They use different techniques, from different parts of the world, but again nothing. I don't think there's anything left to last as long as one suite. What goes on again is that we haven't moved far from the baroque. 😊
Opera
Opera is an abbreviation of the Italian phrase opera in musica, which means musical work. The cradle of opera is Italy. Opera is a form of theatrical art.
If we compare today's theater, we can see that the plays are still played on boards, the stage is similar to the baroque, so again the sentence I repeat, we are not one step away from the baroque. 😊
Finally, I would like to mention the famous names of that period.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Georg Friedrich Handel
Antonio Vivaldi
Claudio Monteverdi
Unfortunately, I cannot draw a parallel with today because there are no such names today. No sure! There are no works of art that live on after the artist's death, which again says that we are still not far from the baroque.
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Music in the Renaissance
If someone asked me, the Renaissance period is the period in which I would like to live. First because of the specific suits, as well as because of the respect for art and artists. When I say that, I mean all kinds of art and all artists. I believe I would be one of them, this time is not for me, lol. So let's start dear readers.
The Renaissance in music covered the period from the 15th to the 17th century. It was a time when vocal music dominated, but the increasing use of instruments is noticeable. Renaissance music is dominated by homophony and polyphony. Homophony is characterized by a primary melody with appropriate chordal accompaniment. Polyphony is made up of the unity of melodies, with initiation as the main principle of composing. Renaissance music is based on scales called modes.
Musical forms of the Renaissance
During the Renaissance, the main forms of spiritual and secular music appeared. These are motet, mass, madrigal and chanson.
**Motet** is a polyphonic musical form. We still find it in medieval art. In the Renaissance, it is usually five-voiced. It is based on a church text.
**Mass** is a musical form that we also find in medieval art. In the beginning, compositions for choir and soloists were written and later in the 16th century with the development of instrumental music, this form was accompanied.
**Madrigal** is a vocal musical form of a secular character. It originated from a medieval madrigal, which had a church character. In the Renaissance, they were often written on the texts of Petrarch and Boccaccio.
**Chanson** is also a world music form. It is most often written as a choral song, without instrumental accompaniment. We find it in works created in the 16th century. Below you can see the original musical score of Orlando di Lasso.
Orladno di Lasso is one of the most important representatives of Renaissance world music of the 16th century. He had his first encounter with music as a boy. He had his own court chapel in Rome. There he fully developed his creative abilities and composed most of his works.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is one of the most important representatives of Renaissance spiritual music. He played the organ and was a singing teacher. All the music he wrote was church-related. He wrote over 100 Masses, the most famous of which is the Pope Marcellus Mass.
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Music of ancient civilizations
Hello dear readers, how are you? Let's go back to some old times when music was a privilege.
Mesopotamia
In the area of Mesopotamia, between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, the first civilization developed in the IV century BC. Unlike the original social community from prehistory, there were social classes in these civilizations. It influenced music. The ruling classes had their own court music, and the people had their own, folk music.
In Sumerian Mesopotamia we find the earliest artistic performances of musical instruments, the remains of instruments and the earliest written documents on the use of music. Music served as the main means of communication with goddesses and gods. There were large ensembles in the courtyards, which had up to 150 professional musicians. Among the many instruments, drums stand out in Mesopotamia. 7-tone scales appear, similar to today's scales. The oldest recorded record of a musical work dates from 1400 BC. It is the "Hurrian Hymn", a composition intended for performance on the lyre.
Egypt
Music played an important role in various segments of life in ancient Egypt. It was performed in palaces, temples, workshops, celebrations, on the battlefield. The instruments were similar to those in Mesopotamia and they were represented not only in the court, but also accompanied the works in the field. After the establishment of permanent military units, the first military orchestra was formed.
China
For the music of ancient China, it is characterized by the use of a 5-tone scale, a specific sound, called the pentatonic scale or pentatonic.
One of the first instruments of that period was the guzheng. Its oldest versions had a bamboo frame and silk strings. The instrument originated between 800 and 200 BC.
The Chinese bell is also one of the first instruments, created between 500 and 300 BC. The bell was used to ring the beginning or end of lunch.
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Music in Greece
Inspired by my last article about music in Serbia, I decided to write about music in Greece, using interesting musical facts, from ancient Greece to today's customs. So let's start.
The music of ancient Greece is the cradle of the entire European civilization. It developed from the 8th to the 6th century BC, and experienced the golden age in the 5th century BC. The competitive spirit of this people, especially expressed in the Olympic Games, was reflected in a similar way in the competitions of musicians. The most important instruments were the lyre, guitar and lute.
At that time, Greek tragedy was developing, which united many arts, singing, acting and then epics, lyrics, drama, choral song. The choir has a special role in the Greek tragedy. The tragedy developed from dithyrambs, and these were songs dedicated to the god Dionysus.
Music was also present in Greek myths. The importance they attached to music can best be seen from the saying of the famous Greek philosopher Plato: "The better music a country has, the better it will be."
From personal experience, I think they are still guided by that saying. The Greeks are a very cheerful people. They need little to get up and play. Every year when I spend summer in Greece, there is a party on the beach for no reason. They like to rest in the evening with family and friends, where guitar, song and ouzo are included.
Greek people have a very interesting custom. They break plates when they celebrate and have fun. This is known all over the world. Lately, they have replaced the plates with napkins, so instead of breaking the plates, they throw away the napkins. I know these details because my godparents are from Greece. At my son's baptism, they were the happiest guests because they threw away all the napkins they found in the restaurant. Their music is very similar to Serbian, so it often happens that Serbs sing Greek songs and Greeks Serbian songs.
Greek folklore is also quite similar to Serbian folklore, so at all events, Greek guests are Serbs and Serbian guests are Greeks.
In the end, I would say that aside from being a fraternal people with my people, Greeks are the calmest people I know and yet the happiest. They are in no hurry, everything can be achieved only if you work slowly. They like to drink a glass of ouzo, coffee and cigars are a must and they spend everything they earn, they live every minute as if it were the last. Brief description, very cordial and friendly people.
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Music in Serbia
From the Hilly Balkans,
in the Middle Ages,
a trumpet sounded.
Music was a part of every ceremony.
In the palace of the Nemanjic dynasty,
trumpets greeted guests.
The singer sang.
The choir followed the song.
The conductor conducted.
In the Middle Ages,
from Byzantium to the southern Slavs,
the music rushed forward,
on the way to the modern age.
Olivera Katarina was born.
A new direction was born.
She sang Spanish and Greek songs, gypsy chansons, romances.
Everyone sang.
Music was rushing in new directions.
Rock'n'roll grew.
Hip hop was looking for its place under the sun.
Everyone sang.
And the modern age has come.
Everything is shining.
The Eurovision song is being sung.
And that song...
"Molitva",
won first place.
Serbia won.
And we all sang.
We still sing.
Author: Musician
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Bribery and corruption
When you don't know what awaits you.
You think you have all the paperwork.
Everything that is needed.
And they are just waiting for you,
the way you are.
With all the papers.
Nothing is clear to you.
Until you get an answer.
The answer is you didn't pass.
Wondering how?
Wondering why?
Because!
Because someone who paid,
he has to get the answer that he passed.
You really need it.
You need to pass.
And someone else wins.
There are no rules in the world of corruption.
Only to become like them.
To bribe you too.
But that's not a description of your name.
So be quiet and suffer.
Or be the one to make a change.
Be brave and fight.
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Random naughty Sunday
Lazy Sunday is the ideal time to be naughty. In fact, this crazy idea would never have occurred to me if I hadn't been inspired by awesome articles written by awesome ladies @Usagi @Jelena and @Pachuchay . I laughed a lot while reading. They did a great job and I decided to do the same, but from man's perspective.
I read all the questions and I chose the ones in which I found myself the most. So let's get started. Let's be naughty today! 😀
**Would you rather have s*x “in public” or in a secret hiding place?**
It wouldn't be interesting if I wasn't honest. I don't like hidden secret places. As a student, I loved experimenting. Here is the experience from the student days, more precisely from the student park. 😀 Since I am familiar with the feeling under the open sky, I choose s*x in a public place. 😀
**Would you rather be financially satisfied or s*xually satisfied?**
And here I will be brutally honest. I choose to be financially satisfied. I would be able to be s*xually satisfied if I have a good bank account. I believe that without enough finances a man sometimes has no desire for s*x. 😀
**Would you rather have a quickie or an all-night escapade?**
Hahaha, now all men will probably laugh. I like it fast in some way, because after fast s*x I immediately fall asleep. That's right, my blood pressure drops, because all the blood goes down. 😀
**Would you rather have the lights on or off?**
There is a saying among my people and it says like this "turn on the light, I can't see if I'm sleeping". 😀 I choose that they are on, at least some lamp, to see what I'm doing. 😀
**Would you rather have car s*x or shower s*x?**
I am going back to my student days again and I will be honest again. I tried s*x both in the car and in the shower. I slipped in the shower and almost broke my knee, and in the car I recently had s*x with my wife again, to remember those days. So I choose s*x in the car.
**Would you rather do it against the wall or on the bed?**
I don't know how to decide. The wall is right next to my bed, so it is an indispensable part of both. I choose the wall next to the bed. 😀
**Would you rather be on top or bottom?**
It's always better on bottom, you watch and encourage your partner to be as imaginative as possible, playing is an art. So I choose bottom.
**Would you rather accidentally fart during s*x or during a big job presentation?**
I think I would be ashamed my whole life to fart during s*x. 😀 I would have to change the city, not to meet by chance. 😀 And the fart at the presentation happened to me, ahahahaaa... In the amphitheater when I gave a lecture. But I acted so well that no one even suspected. So I choose to fart at the presentation, a familiar experience. 😀
**Would you rather have universal respect or unlimited power?**
Finally an easy question, finally not to blush anymore. 😀 I choose unlimited power, I would use it in a perfect way to gain respect.
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I earn 500, I spend 1500
One little longer joke for you dear readers.
Spending money today seems to me to be the main topic in the world. If we take the main world statistics and look at where the most earnings are made, I would say that it is in the USA. China is not lagging behind, the Scandinavian countries are also among the first, Denmark, Sweden, Norway. So Europe is also in the race.
I will take Germany, New York and Serbia, so I will start spending money.
**Germany**
Germany has always been a country where you can make good money if you want to work. That is still the case today. The average salary is around 3000 euros per month. The costs are as follows: renting an apartment costs about 800 euros with costs, food about 1000 euros, which means that about 1200 euros remains. You can save, pay the installment for a good car and buy a nice clothes. The salary of a music teacher is around 5000 euros, the costs are the same, so you can pay all the costs, for example, the installment for an good apartment.
**New York**
New York is the dream of every young and successful man. Life in New York is very expensive. An apartment that you would pay 800 euros in Germany would be around 2400 dollars in New York. In the beginning, that means either a roommate's life or a life of two. The average salary is about $ 3,000. Food costs about $ 1,500 a month and very little money is left. The great advantage of such a large city is another additional job, which brings a lot of money in a very short time. The salary of a music teacher is around 6000 dollars. Life for two in New York can be beautiful and interesting.
**Serbia**
I left Serbia for the end, for a reason. In Serbia, the average salary is around 500 euros, and about 1,500 euros are spent per month. Nobody knows how, but it is so. That's why I said at the beginning of the article that I'm writing you a joke. 😀 Costs are too expensive, food too, so people manage as best they can. There are checks, in many monthly installments, bank cards in many monthly installments. Usually Serbian people forget when they have what to pay and then they don't spend the salary, it is only for those installments. People live off extra work. They all mostly do two jobs. Statistics have come out that every citizen is in debt for an average of 2,000 euros. It's not much, but for an average salary of 500 euros, it's too much.
In the end, I would choose for life Germany, some beautiful and quiet town. I think math is simple. Earnings and expenses are best matched. What do you think about that?
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Not to be thrown away
From an early age, someone around me always saves something. Someone saves money for the dark days. They consider dark days if there is inflation again. Someone is saving on food. Someone buys groceries that can last a long time, flour, sugar, oil, beans, rice. I don't know if it's because of the wars and the inflation they experienced. I'm talking about my grandmother who used to do that. She knew well what it meant not to have, and out of fear she made supplies or it was her way of life. I see it this way.
**People who never buy themselves new clothes**
Most middle-aged people I know don’t buy themselves a new clothes. They pull old suits out of the closet, wear them to a tailor, remodel just so they can be worn for another season, not to be thrown away. The shoe cabinets are full of old shoes. Every pair of shoes is worn for restoration, just not to be thrown away. Although a pair of new shoes costs almost twice cheaper, it's inexplicable, just don't throw them away. I know people who pay more to dye jeans, coats, jackets than it costs a new piece of it, just not to throw it away. They don't care if this piece of clothing is out of all the trends, that it was fashionable 50 years ago.
**People who glue a broken thing, patch it, just so they don't buy a new thing**
I had a situation in the house, where our grandfather reprimanded us for throwing an iron that caught fire. It never occurred to him that we could have been killed, that the current could have killed us. He was angry that we didn't carry it to replace cable, but we threw it away. And our logic was that this cable and work cost more than a new iron. With the new iron we got a guarantee of course. 😊
That same grandfather fixed the broken plastic dustpan for cleaning, patched it, tide it up well, just so it wouldn't be thrown away. 😀 I believe you will like the photo.
**People who eat food from 3 days ago just to not throw it away**
The biggest and most serious thing in the “not to be thrown away” story is the food that is a few days old. I was a witness, the whole family got food poisoning from lunch they ate for 3 days, just not to be thrown away. Worst of all, it’s not that they don’t have. On the contrary, they have, they have more than enough. That's how they learned from a young age. You won't believe it, they still do the same thing after that poisoning. Just not to be thrown away.
Have you ever been in a situation where you were doing something like this? I think my people are unique in this behavior. 😊
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