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Thursday 27 February 2020
What’s going on?

by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert etc.” Swaying to the music, there. Keep a smile on your
ORANJESTAD — Isn’t it thinking, writing, every now face and don’t dare to
amazing that hardly any- and then pausing while show even a watery eye
one in a business or office staring out of the window because it may be inter-
environment really dares over the Caribbean Sea on preted as a weakness. So,
to say loudly and openly this sunny day as I’m creat- you must learn to cry with
“Hey, what’s going on?” ing this article. dry eyes. How do you feel?
What does that have to do Who cares! The show and
with business or an office? Essentials the business must go on!
Nothing! What does it have Let me tell you about some But, wait a minute. Aren’t
to do with us? Everything! essentials. It is about friends. we also humans? Don’t we
We may be servants, entre- We all have friends, don’t have a life?
preneurs, professionals or we? In the working envi-
politicians, yet, we are also ronment as well as in our Adapt some of it in your life
humans. We are dealing private lives. Sometimes We should listen more of-
with customers or constitu- friends are close by, some- ten to artists. Long ago in
ents who are also people, times far away. However, Art Classes, I learned that
just like us. We all have we miss the opportunities Art is meaningful realization
feelings, don’t we? Or, am I to get in touch or to meet. of feelings. So, what do art-
missing something? It is im- Yet, the days go by and ists do? For one they make
portant to express yourself weeks rush on and before a good amount of money
openly. Gaye’s song “What’s going father..” And most impor- we know it, a year is gone. by providing entertain-
on”. Remember the lyrics? tant the chorus: “You know We know that we like each ment. And what is it that
As I’m working at my laptop “Mother, mother, there's we've got to find a way, other but never see each they give you? An oppor-
I have my earphones on my too many of you crying…; to bring some lovin' here other. No, we are too busy tunity to laugh with them or
head and listen to Marvin Brother, brother…; Father, today. What’s going on, and too tired. Tired of play- to cry with them, to listen or
ing foolish games trying to view their story, be it happy
make money or to make a or sad, to dance on their
name for ourselves. music, to read their rhymes
or to watch them how
We tell ourselves that we they express themselves in
will call our friend tomorrow paintings or sculptures. And
just to say that we were we like it.
thinking of him or her. But We want to share emotions
tomorrow comes and to- and feelings. We want to
morrow goes and the dis- escape from holding back.
tance between us grows That is why we turn on the
and grows. The quintes- TV after work or go to a
sence? Reach out and tell party on Saturday night.
friends what they mean Why can’t we show our
to you. Seize the day, be- feelings at work? Show our
cause by postponing and own art. Have someone to
by the time you decide to talk to about our sadness.
actually make the connec- Laugh to the point that
tion, it may be too late and it becomes contagious.
you have either lost some- Walk in a different way or
thing that was dear to you take a different path. Wear
or you may have missed a a flower in your hair. Have
valuable opportunity. a happy feeling. What will
people think of you? “Man,
Birds do it, bees do it, even this is the greatest person
educated fleas do it I’ve been with and just
Remember to always say makes me feel awesome.”
what you mean. Don’t be That’s what they will think
afraid to express yourself. of you.
So, if you like something,
tell it. If you don’t, don’t You’ve got a friend
hold back either. That is Let’s go back to the es-
what sincerity is about. sence of calling an old
Funny, isn’t it? Animals friend. You have to make
do it. Children do it. Adult that call or send an email to
people don’t. They are make “the magic” work. As
educated, civilized and I progress writing this, I’m lis-
have learned how to play tening to a song by James
games with feelings; their Taylor called “You’ve got
own and of others. You are a friend”. Just read the lyr-
not allowed to show emo- ics, you don’t have to sing
tions. Just smile, even if it is them; you may not have a
fake. No matter if you have good voice for singing any-
menstrual pains or if you way.
have loved one at home
who really would need you Continued on Page 15