So it begins.
After a long drive to Winnipeg and a long flight with a couple extra delays thrown in just for fun, I have arrived in Leipzig. I am currently sitting in an internet cafe / copy center that itself is situated in between the University square and the Nikolaikirche. Its quite the amazing view out the large window behind me. The perfect location to write something inspirational, so let's see if that's possible.
I had to buy a new cell phone today. I had planned to use the one that I had purchased before, but as the old saying goes: If you don't use it, you lose it. Seems to be the rule with prepaid cell phones. That also goes for whatever money you have invested in the account too. I found this out after working up the courage to go and talk to the guy behind the counter. Its odd, because even though I used to live in Germany, it still takes an awful lot of pacing the floor pretending to look at electronic gizmos before you are willing to launch out there and explain that your German is rusty and could they please help you find out what's wrong with your beloved cell phone.
Es ist wertlos. Worthless, my little phone was now only good as a phone book or as children's toy. As I walked through the old part of the city and admired the buildings in the shopping streets, I thought about the history of this place. I walked up to the Nikolaikirche and since its open to the public free of charge I went inside and sat down. I looked up at the ceiling and noted the detailed work. I also noticed that a few people were also sitting the benches taking a break from there busy day. I wondered how many of these people were there because they felt a call to be nearer to God or how many are just resting in a quite place. I like old churches, this one especially, because it has a special meaning to the people here. It is the location that marks the birthplace of the quite revolution. In the last days of the DDR, people would gather on Mondays to light a candle and show their solidarity, a sign to the communists that the end was near.
I wish I could be more profound, but today's little adventure has taught me this: Some things hold there value and others do not.
I had to buy a new cell phone today. I had planned to use the one that I had purchased before, but as the old saying goes: If you don't use it, you lose it. Seems to be the rule with prepaid cell phones. That also goes for whatever money you have invested in the account too. I found this out after working up the courage to go and talk to the guy behind the counter. Its odd, because even though I used to live in Germany, it still takes an awful lot of pacing the floor pretending to look at electronic gizmos before you are willing to launch out there and explain that your German is rusty and could they please help you find out what's wrong with your beloved cell phone.
Es ist wertlos. Worthless, my little phone was now only good as a phone book or as children's toy. As I walked through the old part of the city and admired the buildings in the shopping streets, I thought about the history of this place. I walked up to the Nikolaikirche and since its open to the public free of charge I went inside and sat down. I looked up at the ceiling and noted the detailed work. I also noticed that a few people were also sitting the benches taking a break from there busy day. I wondered how many of these people were there because they felt a call to be nearer to God or how many are just resting in a quite place. I like old churches, this one especially, because it has a special meaning to the people here. It is the location that marks the birthplace of the quite revolution. In the last days of the DDR, people would gather on Mondays to light a candle and show their solidarity, a sign to the communists that the end was near.
I wish I could be more profound, but today's little adventure has taught me this: Some things hold there value and others do not.
posted by Joel Muller at 6:27 AM
1 Comments:
That's a good thought to get out of old cell phones and even older cathedrals. Seems like the more modern something is, the shorter a time it remains worth anything.
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