The Doors of Perception

Break on Through

For as long as I can remember, I have always been intrigued by the whole concept of death: What happens actually? What does one experience or feel when one is dying? Can one make something out of the experience? I.E: if something peculiar occurs to one during the process of dying, would one have the time or the ability to notice it, focus on it, and recall it sometime later? What lays beyond? OK, that last question is somehow the cliche.

I believe that after death, one just rots and turns into worm food. That’s why my philosophy in life is just to make the best out of it, seize the moment, and break on through. And that’s also why members of my family already have instructions that I wish to be cremated

I could go on about that topic for hours, luckily for you though that’s not what I have in mind for this post! I found this very interesting article yesterday, that simply put, describes in excruciating detail what one feels and experiences during each of the many scenarios of death.

From heart attacks to drowning and decapitation, check this article out here.

Lately, and amidst all the current happenings in the country, many subjects that were put to sleep before have been awoken, called for and discussed. Of these topics, one may consider the retrieval of the Lebanese detainees in Syrian jails, marking the borders with Syria (all of it, rather than part of it :)), and many many more.

I was just reading through some news when I stumbled upon Walid Joumblat’s latest statement, in which he called for the formation of a Lebanese-Syrian committee which follows up on this issue, and has jurisdiction, or call it permission if you want, to visit both Lebanese and Syrian jails.

This caught me and made me think: will the Lebanese side of the committee have the right to demand the retrieval of those who committed barbaric atrocities in Lebanon? And at the head of these names, Habib Chartouni? Will that animal be brought to justice, or are the others going to call for his glorious return to Lebanon, just like they did with Samir Kuntar?

To those of you who have not had the utmost disgust of knowing who Chartouni is, click here.

I just love it.

This is a video that I shot at a fashion show: