What do Vienna and Kafka have in common?
If you find yourself in Vienna, don't forget the famous one: «When in Rome, do as the Romans do!»
I do that with food and museums, but I'll discuss something different here. I prefer the classics, from movies and traditions to the style of dressing, but I also like to try something new. So I'm back again to Kafka. I'm hooked on him, right? But Kafka and you know why? With style, we often evolve. We build ourselves, grow up and outgrow certain pieces of clothing or fashion. And I'm sure that you have been there. And just like Kafka's metamorphosis, we change, maybe the way we dress and our choices.
It takes work to build your style, and finding the right piece to serve you forever is even more challenging. I do like the movement of sustainability, but I grew up in such an upbringing, so I nurture it as a natural tool in choosing a conscious option. In the time of Kafka, he was writing letters to Felice Bauer. Love letters. Regarding content, one needs to find out whether it was reciprocated love. Still, the letters seemed full of existentialist elements through which the author primarily expresses the difficulty of carrying and understanding his emotions. We still have the same issues today, but most decide to go to therapy rather than write letters.
I still write letters. And if you're looking for something that will stay forever, investing in yourself is a good idea. Write letters, find a good therapist, visit a new place, eat ice cream because you haven't felt like a tourist for a long time, and do what makes you happy. It's hard to find something labeled as »forever« somehow, in the end, everything has its expiration date, and I don't want to sound pessimistic but rather realistic. It's probably the influence of Kafka. Try to think that you buy things and not the other way around. And buying a Dior or Chanel won't make you a better or happier person, and it can just decorate your style, but remember, only you can decorate those bags! As the quote from the novel, Le Petit Prince, would say: »What matters most are the simple pleasures so abundant that we can all enjoy them. Happiness doesn't lie in the objects we gather around us. To find it, all we need to do is open our eyes.«
