TV OR A CANDLE - THAT IS THE QUESTION | |
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Da li ću večeras moći da gledam prenos fudbalske utakmice ? To je bilo prvo na šta sam pomislio kada je oko 14,30 nestalo struje. Ovo nam se sve češće dešava. Polako smo počeli da se navikavamo da ručak za danas kuvamo prekjuče, da ću večernje kartanje morati da otkažem, a vožnja liftom je pravi rizik ... Sve ovo postaje deo naše svakodnevice koji, sudeći prema pričama, najviše smeta mladima. Jako bih voleo da mogu ponovo da mirno sednem ispred svog kompjutera i počnem da spremam ispit, ne strahujući da će me restrikcije prekinuti. Ni sam ne znam koliko sam puta, za proteklih 70-ak dana, poželeo da sa devojkom odem u pozorište ili bioskop i predstavu, nesmetano odgledam do kraja ... Međutim, ponovo ta struja ! ... Jedina dobra stvar, u svemu ovome, je to što smo svi postali bliži jedni drugima, sedeći u skloništu nestrpljivo čekamo kada će sirene objaviti prestanak vazdušne opasnosti. Taj trenutak čekamo pričajući i maštajući da se sutra nećemo sresti tu, u skloništu ; da će sutra prestati bombardovanje ; da ćemo opet imati struje koliko nam treba ... Znam da će tako biti, jedino ne znam kada će naša maštanja postati stvarnost ? ... Da li da za večeras pripremim televizor ili sveću ? Aleksandar Sremački |
Am I going to be able to watch the football game tonight? That was my first thought when at 14.30 the electricity went out. It happens more frequently lately. We have begun to get used to making today's lunch the day before yesterday or to cancelling the evening game of cards. A ride in a lift is a true hazard. All of it is becoming a part of our every day life, which, judging by the mood, bothers most the young generation. I would so like to be able to calmly sit again in front of my computer and start studying for the exams without fear that a power cut will interrupt me. I stopped counting the times I wished in the past 70 days I could take my girlfriend to the theatre or the cinema so that we could see the whole show. However, it's that power cut again. One good thing about this is that it has brought us closer together. We sit in the shelters, waiting impatiently for the sirens to sound the end of the air attacks. We await that moment talking and dreaming that the next day we won't meet here, in the shelter, that the air raids will stop tomorrow, that we will have as much electricity as we need... I know it will happen but I do not know when our fancy will become reality? Should I prepare TV or a candle for tonight? Aleksandar Sremački |
