Lazy
Nomad
Confessions
By Elise Gaiardo
The plane has just landed. I have the strange feeling of sadness and excitement to be back home. On the
tarmac, I take a deep breath and scurry to the luggage area. When I head for the conveyor belt, my head is still in
the clouds. I wonder who is waiting for me at the arrival gate? Suddenly, I realize that my red bag is the only
piece of luggage left turning around and around. I grab this heavy thing and try to reach the exit. When the
doors open, I feel little willies in my belly. My eyes are caught up by the crowd. I look everywhere for someone I
know, whoever, whomever he/she may be. But I see no one. I check again. Then double check.
I try to keep my same casual pace and a relax happy
face, but inside me, with a sigh, I can’t hold back the
thought: “Why I am still expecting someone to be
waiting for me when my boyfriend is currently working
and nobody else knows my arrival time?”.
Even if our world is doing it’s best to be practical,
rational and to put things under control, half of human
beings, and by this I mean the opposite sex — well, ok I
mean women, are frustrated dreamers.
They will never confess it, even after love. They can’t
help having spontaneous thoughts like why their
boyfriend doesn’t surprise them by coming to the
airport even if he is supposed to work? “Because I was
working” would be a possible and acceptable answer.
Ok, I’m not passing blame. But why would the man
they just met at the doorstep, throw them one look,
then a second and still just pass them by on his way?
However the male-female dynamic can be more than
just the rules; taking a risk and acting outside the box is a way of creating outstanding moments and truly
feeling alive.
Women are good actresses and work hard to reflect an image of independence and strength, trying to protect
themselves from things they consider weaknesses. That is why, in any relationship, expectations of these fleeting
moments or days of grace are hidden deep in their pocket. It saves them ridiculous and sometimes painful
explanations. But when women have to create magical moments, there is no limit. Think about the last person
who surprised you?
Because women dream so much of how their lives will or should be they can make men share in that dream.
Don’t tell them this is impossible, just create something they’ve never dream about.
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THE CONE - ISSUE #5 - SUMMER 2015