Lorenzo Marone

The Temptation to Be Happy

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I like the light in the sky when the sun has gone down. I like the grass that defeats the tarmac. I like the daft smile of a clown. I like people who don't bear grudges. I like an untidy old bookshop. I like the moment before the first kiss. I like looking at the buildings in an unknown city. I like the dignity of a son carrying his old mother behind the hearse. I like women who like food. I like reading a book in the shade. I like geckos who study the horizon from their spot beside a lamp. I like those with the strength to believe in something with all their heart. I like swallows' nests. I like people who are still astonished by the stars. I like the smell of walls and glowing coals that welcomne the loves of a single summer. I like the hum of a fan in the background. I like imagining the tace of a woman seen from behind. I like bales of hay in the fields beside the road. I like people who know how to ask for forgiveness. I like people who haven't yet worked out how to find their way in the world. I like people who know how ask. I like my children's smiles. 

I like people who know how to love one another. 

Nothing else comnes to mind - perhaps the anaesthetic has already entered my bloodstream? Better to sleep-I'll resume the list later.

I like people who fight every day to be happy.

The Temptation to Be Happy

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