To die is to live. To live is to die.
"Some people are so afraid to die that they never begin to live." ~ Henry Van Dyke
October is my birthday month. And I'm consciously thinking of death a lot recently. It sounds crazy? I'm passionate about dancing, performance arts, being truly alive and how to live life fullest potential.
Coincidentally, a close, talent friend, an animal lover, passed away recently. It is sad, though his funeral invitation is a celebration of his adventure. I hope he had lived well. It also deepens my convictions of what living is all about and forces me to confront my own mortality.
Death, like sex is a taboo subject in our society,
apart from entertainment purposes in TV, movies or games. Living can be way more scarier than you dressing in monster, blood or gores, humanoid, big fat Pumpkin or Mickey mouse during Halloween! I'm talking about the worst kind fear --- living with regrets. In your grand old age of 100 years, you looked back on your rocking chair. You wonder where the hell were you? If you're fortunate to live that long. Daily regrets is the worst death of its kind with his close cousin hopelessness. Asking yourself where were you? Where were the lost love and lost opportunities? Chances you didn't take? Things you cannot do because your once youthful body and heart cannot handle them vigorously?
It's hard for me to imagine not being able to dance anymore. So no more dirty dancing, exotic salsa dancing, Bachata, cha cha cha, samba, rumba, tango, ... I don't even know what could happen in 5 years from now.
I'm expecting to celebrate my next birthday. Didn't Bruce Lee and Marilyn Monroe die too young too. I'm waking up this morning!
Many adults, not just kids, love to dress themselves up into someone or something else they fantasize, adore and even forbidden. Where you normally be frowned upon as childish, stupid or silly in the Halloween outfit now are celebrated, even at work. You're probably being admired for your creativity and courage especially you work in the conservative industry. Treat or trick, you cannot deny the crazy spirit of Halloween.
Only the real ghosts and spirits need to hide away from us the humans because they couldn't recognize who we are. That scare the hell out of them. Yes, you can even wake up the dead from the cemetery without turning on your ipod ghetto blaster!
Costumes and props are important to develop the realism for your persona and character to kill the old character. They are not only the trick of the trade. They are performing in a show. They are not for actors and performers in Cirque de Soleil or Dancing with the Stars. To feel the part, you must dress yourself up and dress mentally too. It helps you outside in and inside out. You may say you're not an actor, performer, or in a show. Think about it, your daily job is a performance too. Whether you are a teacher, salesperson, executive, you too are giving a performance.
How dare you let Halloween the only time of the year to die from your old self, your amazing, creative self?
What would you dress up to conquer your fear, sexy Halloween style?
Harness your child inside, your silliness into creative play and productivity. Go die every day and enjoy the process. Inject some sexy fun out of it, will you?
"Conquer your fear. You will conquer the kiss of death." ~ Raymondo Chan
"Man lives freely only by his readiness to die, if need be, at the hands of his brother, never by killing him." ~ Mohandas Gandhi
Happy SeXy Halloween to you, Hallo-seXy-weeners!
Love & Dance with Passion!
Raymondo : ) xoxo
Outrageous OctoberParrot Baby Picasso, adventure partner-in-crime
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