Who is Fernando, if not the personification of the juxtaposition of redemptional bliss and comfortable numbness in superlative form? Or perhaps a mere human contradiction deprived of any pretentiously metaphoric interpretation; just the plain old “Black on White” assumption? Some may say he´s an existencialist figment which is the fruit of a conflicted imagination metaphysically transgressing the boundaries of any pre-meditated context. An abstract concept waiting to be born? Could be. Still others might argue he´s the living result of his deepest and most personal thoughts and feelings revolting inside his mind. A case of thoughts over mind... Shouldn´t the mind control thought? Is this reasonable? Nevertheless, let us not forget that catharsis takes place whenever he escapes his chaotic affairs - so typical of these modern days - and finds redemption in his private intellectual sanctuary. The ebullition of indulgence! Well, what about the embracing lethargic sensation he achieves after leaving all the excruciating anguish behind? That which leads him to a state of mind where absolutely no mundane issues can bother him anymore? Has anyone ever considered that? How close do you have to get to fully understand?
A short essay by: Fernando de Mello Pimentel
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