The big picture

Can’t you see it?

I might appear young and fearless, adventurous and hazardous in my choices sometimes. But I can see it now, clearly as the sun setting over the city’s high buildings. A child is coming, it will change everything. The big picture. A family, friends and relatives still around, tightening the bond. Family SUV, house in the suburbs, a dog in the yard, a steady job somewhere waiting for me to join. A loving wife and wonderful children to come. A flat-screen television, a brand new computer every couple of years, a bank account and some savings here and there. A lawn-mower and gardening tools, a fully equiped kitchen and modern bathroom with bath-tub and shower. All these things that may appear unreal today will come. The big picture.

A way to look at things differently, a broader way to open your mind, to embrace with one glance the whole story of your life. To gather up all that you’ve done and find a logical, practical yet melodious harmony in all this. Travels and bankruptcy, shit jobs and rewarding ones, loved ones passed away and new ones being born. Futile equipment bought and tons of unnecessary furniture, empty boxes. The whole package that makes one’s life unique, the entourage that we build – to resist everything or so we hope. People around us, may they be present, caring and sharing. The cars we drive strong and safe and roadworthy, the words we assemble in these pages worth more than peanuts to them, to us. The big picture. An eighty years movie trailer of life, an example to follow (or not) for those who’ll come after us, a model of honesty, tolerance and trust.

The Big Picture. There’s no better view of the future, there’s none other commitment stronger or more lasting than this one. A promise to all and to oneself always to live according to values, codes and ethics. To  life at its core. To love and all that it brings of joy, surprises and discoveries. The Big Picture.