Borislav's POV

A Broken Bike Light Reflection

in Therapy Through Writing on November 5, 2018 February 28, 2024

Last April, I bought a really nice bike (and somewhat expensive). It has taken me quite a long time to choose it. I was looking for something I can ride fast to work, but also use it for recreation on gravel and long asphalt runs.

Everything was going fine, but not long after the purchase, the light stopped functioning. This was not a problem at the time. The day was growing longer and anyway I was not biking late at night, especially after dusk. Besides, I was working 12 hours a day and the only time I could possibly go to get it fixed, would be on Saturdays.

Naturally, I was procrastinating and pushing my visit to the shop, I purchased my bike until the summer was almost over. I thought I would just go in, tell them what the problem is and leave the bike there to be fixed. To my surprise, at the end of August, the shop was under renovation. The note said, “We’ll be back for you on November 1, 2018.”

Bohemian Rhapsody – Terribly Missing Freddie

in Therapy Through Writing on November 2, 2018 February 28, 2024

Bohemian Rhapsody was the movie I was very much looking forward to seeing it. I didn’t really know what to expect, especially reading the controversial reviews published online.

I have just turned my first year as a teenager when one cold November day I saw Freddie Mercury letting the world know he was HIV positive and he was not doing well. Short afterwards, he passed away. And couldn’t believe it, just as much I couldn’t comprehend his interview earlier.

Tolerance – A Tricky Word

in Therapy Through Writing on October 31, 2018 February 28, 2024

Tolerance is a tricky word. Actually, its meaning is very straightforward, but when put into a social perspective in the modern age, it doesn’t really mean what we believe it means.

According to the dictionary, tolerance is:

The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with.
The capacity to endure continued subjection to something such as a drug or environmental conditions without adverse reaction.

And yet, people often ask for #tolerance – tolerate the immigrants, tolerate the LGBTQ community, tolerate the conservatives, tolerate the Leavers/Remainers, etc. The list is virtually endless. We use this word mostly when we mean understanding, acceptance or “as you were”.

Working Title – Help, Bulgarians, I Need Somebody

in Therapy Through Writing on October 30, 2018 February 28, 2024

Yesterday, a woman was killed by her former partner in Sofia, Bulgaria. He took their infant child and while the police were searching for the perpetrator, he killed the child and tried to commit a suicide. The society is outraged and demands justice. Again.

Unfortunately, the death of this 23 years old woman is part of a cruel statistic – a long list of Bulgarian women killed by their partners/husbands/male family member. If I am not mistaken, she is the 22nd such case since the beginning of the year. Well, one that we know about. And judging by looks of it, she won’t be the last one.