A Mental Construct: Let the Streets Speak
I decided to do things that would bring me happiness—and in abundance—even though I knew I’d end up exhausted. It was the best idea after running into the Telecommunications Company of Cuba S.A. (ETECSA) repair truck just outside my neighborhood. Three guys who clearly didn’t feel like working. They followed me back to the house because I had to return to show them the issue I’ve had since April 30th... Long story short, I felt desperate—and a few other things that aren’t very nice—when they told me they had no cable, that the company doesn’t have any cable, and that I should go complain on Friday at the territorial office. And I wonder: why did they even come? Did they not even know the issue I had, after I reported it on the very day the cable was stolen and called three times, eighteen days later, when no one showed up and no one seemed to care? It’s a complete lack of respect and consideration... As a result, I lost precious minutes from the journey I had planned to Vedado, where I needed to take care of some paperwork today. I was already racing against the clock. Thankfully, I managed to arrive in time. And from there, I went to take some street photos.
The door suggested a portal to escape this misery...
And I didn’t manage to cross it, because I looked up at the sky, and on the walls of the castle—now turned into a multifamily building, or who even knows anymore... I saw sea shells.
Vedado has that distinct charm—you come across aristocratic areas, plenty of food spots and other delicacies, and there are even still some cobblestone streets. One I particularly like is H Street, sloping gently down toward Línea Avenue.
In that area, you can find houses that have preserved their old splendor because their owners have spent a fortune restoring them to use as restaurants or hostels. I’ve also seen how property prices have dropped drastically in recent years, which many take advantage of to acquire those mansions—and who knows… maybe they’re making the deal of their lives.
…for the future.
The Universe is definitely a mental construct: where one sees misery, another sees prosperity and dwells in a world of happiness, rejoicing in abundance.
If there’s no cable, well, you have to bribe someone and it magically appears. That’s the kind of thing we’re almost constantly pressured to do here. I went and had an ice cream to cool off my mind.
Mmm, so good.
I assure you that I saw a lot of things and my SD card is full... but it takes time to organize them, edit them... and today I just want to share these.
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Beautiful photos, as always, my dear @nanixxx. We can find in our surroundings, in things, an incentive to continue living the often difficult life that we have, and you know how to do that. A hug.
A hug back your way. Well then, I’ll go to that office to complain, with a benevolent attitude, and I’ll probably take more photos, either on the way there or back.
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I love the details in the photographs just as they are shown, and of course on the street they are endless.
You like the details because you're a very observant person, and you know that these little things speak volumes.
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Good morning @nanixxx, you are right in your reasoning, what is misery for some is an opportunity for others. There are also doors, some see them and others don't see them. I'll tell you that I saw that door open....
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You see the door open because your heart is pure, and no lock was ever made for you. Good morning, and thank you for always being close.
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The frustration of dealing with a system that seems indifferent, the exhaustion of running in circles without answers. But despite all that, you managed to shift your focus and find beauty and stories in Vedado’s streets.
Well… a problem without a solution—at least for now—couldn’t truly affect me any more than it already does, day after day. So the best thing I could do was distract myself, after cycling like mad to make it to that office on time. Everything turned out fine. I suppose there must be something better waiting behind all of this.
So you have to pay a bribe to get the cable to appear... well, that happens in many countries... I believe so... but luckily you found the portal to beautiful things. It's true, it depends on how you look at them... that door is my favourite!
Well, no! I’m not going to pay or bribe anyone—because if you’re aware of everything that’s going on here, they’ve raised internet prices to the point of being unaffordable. So, I don’t know… it’ll have to be sorted through the proper channels. It’s their job to install the cable, after all, and they charge a fortune for a service that is practically non-existent and of very poor quality.
Doors, mysteries, creativity... always open. 😉
It's always the same thing, they line their pockets and don't provide the service they should... leave it up to the universe, may it be the best for you.
I feel that I live in a world similar to yours: where there are no cables, where the cable appears as if by magic, where the ruins are the image of a country, where there are doors, open or closed, that sometimes we dare not open. A world where we must manage to give ourselves strength, sometimes with an ice cream, sometimes by turning our gaze away. Sometimes so much reality stuns. I send you a hug to take you far away, triple X girl.
Thank you for that hug. Yesterday, I had to wrap my own arms around myself—tightly—just to stay standing. I was drenched in sweat from running so hard to make it to that paperwork office on time. But afterwards, I felt lighter… as if time had melted into a haze where I wove my own invisible threads. I am well, I am healthy, and I am alive—and that matters.
We cannot prevent our gaze from being imbued with the emotions we feel at every moment. I am glad you have decided to seek happiness above all else; we never know if we are living our last moments, and it will always be better to have taken difficulties as opportunities to improve. It is frustrating to experience situations like the one you describe with the telecommunications company workers, but at least today it allowed you to take those wonderful photographs that you have shared with us. Best wishes.
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This is so true!!! That’s why I try to shift my perspective whenever something pulls me down. Just yesterday, for a few short minutes, I visited someone I know. He needed to talk, to vent. I could tell, not because he said so, but because during the little time I sat beside him, he spoke only of problems with a boss, a letter he was planning to send, a discomfort… that wasn’t just that, but several grievances building up around the same person. While he spoke, I listened thoughtfully, without offering judgment. But I couldn’t help thinking how much life he was losing in the process, how that energy was slipping into bitterness, trying to fight someone whose behaviour is just as toxic with others too. He wasn’t using that time to care for himself, to stay healthy, to enjoy life’s small joys, or to be with others whose worlds are full of light and wonder. That cycle he’s in will only draw in more of the same… forgive the ramble, Paloma, I just wanted to thank you for your visit, and for your support through OurPick.
Your "ramble" is most accurate, my dear Nani. When we are in the pine box it will be all the same, literally. I will write more about this tomorrow, today has been a hard day on this side of the ocean, but without you knowing it you brought me a ray of light. Thank you. ❤️
Besides the photos, always eloquent and with a very particular vision, the text of this post makes me feel very close to how it is here in my town and in many corners of my country frequently... I have imagined an escape from all this in dozens of old doors like the one in your photo, I have been surprised to see an old man looking for food in the garbage and a dozen meters further a brand new vehicle of the year whose driver gets out wearing glasses whose cost may be greater than what my old house is worth... Yes, you are not wrong, I think, the universe is surely a mental construction, a drama of unknown origin and objective and too complex to be understood, or perhaps there are several universes, whose edges touch each other, I don't know... All this will never stop seeming strange to me... Sometimes I think, that if it is possible to reincarnate, I will end up in a cave in the Himalayas thinking about absolutely nothing, because living in societies like ours (and trying to observe them, of course) perhaps end up taking us to an existence closer to that... "The Himalayas" I mean 🙂...
Today has been a special pleasure to read you, @nanixxx friend, because today I woke up feeling especially tired of everything and wanting to do something to get me out of that state... Thank you so much for sharing with us!...
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Well, my friend, you know very well how to free yourself from that state. You have your own Himalayas, and you can wander through the misty paths of your village. I don’t have many answers to offer, but I’m always here, ready to read, to listen. Often, the answers I need arrive on their own while writing a word like Universe, for instance. Every problem has a solution—or several—and each day I’m more aware that everything resolves in its own time. And with that in mind, I believe we can flow more gently through life. It’s true, as Enraizar says, that one can’t flow 24 hours a day... well, I’m not sure... I really don’t know, haha... but alright, let’s at least try to flow most of the time.
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When I was left without internet, they always made the excuse that the cable pole was bent and so several employees came and none of them were willing to fix the pole, well, I changed companies, a month waiting for them and when they came, the bastard said that it was not possible because I live in a house at the back and instead of doing the job, he said that no one had attended him at my house, that is, did I talk to a ghost that day or what? 🦉 Because of his laziness I waited for another week without internet until a guy came with a desire to work and did an impeccable job... in short, although patience seems to be wearing thin, it's a virtue that will soon be rewarded 🙏
I also spent more than 3 months fighting for the bank to give me back money that was clearly stolen from me, I won the battle, but not the bank, but PayPal gave me a refund for the lack of commitment of the bank, conclusion, I got my money back from PayPal and the bank kept the money that did not belong to them 🦉
All of them should be burned!
Oh @elbuhito, how sad all that you’ve had to endure. I have so much patience that at times it feels as though I’m slowly burning from so much waiting... about everything. 😞 So I understand.
I know, patience has a limit, so I hope you do not have to reach that limit because it is ugly, hopefully they stop going around and you recover the service 🙏
me alegra estas en movimiento a pesar de todo... yo he tenido una aventura similar a la tuya con los dientes en estos días...
Sí, en movimiento siempre y sobre ruedas. Voy rápido para que le viento me dé en la cara y seque las lágrimas. Grito y canto también. Parezco una loca pero es liberador.
Espero que no haya sido dolorosa tu aventura con los dientes... dios mío.
You don't know how I understand you, we have similar realities because of the countries we live in. Not long ago I was three years without Internet, I survived on my neighbor's who had it open... until she realized it 😁. And it was the same issue, complaining for nothing, going to the site and being told the same thing, the guys with little desire to work... it provoked me to kick them in the face 😄. As I told you in another of your beautiful posts, I keep sending you good energy and decreeing that this problem is solved and you can be calm, communicating normally, I know how horrible that is and depending on mobile data even worse. I send you a big hug, thank you for always sharing with us those magical captures @nanixxx 📷💙.
I think maybe the Universe is telling me to disconnect completely… haha. Just kidding. Thank you always for your kind wishes, Vezo.
A big hug back!