Saturday, July 05, 2008

ethiopian shadow

Met a friend from Ethiopia for coffee recently.

He told me about an Ethiopian saying:

Women are like shadows - no matter how hard you try to get closer to her, she stays just out of reach; but when you decide to walk away from her, she follows closely behind.

Is it really that complicated a relationship between the two? Or is the shadow just the wrong shadow? Can it even be the wrong shadow?!

5 comments:

Princess Gin said...

then it is the wrong shadow! the correct shadow will stick to you no matter wat, no?

vulnerable toes said...

but it is characteristic of shadows such that the two will forever be just out of reach; so near yet so far, even if one finally finds the right shadow.

Princess Gin said...

the shadow is always joined to you at the feet, and will always be right? :)

vulnerable toes said...

lie down flat on floor at all times? crawl around instead? ;p together forever! ha!

Princess Gin said...

u go out into the sun now and take a look. isnt the shadow always joined at the feet with u?

bleh :P