Melon Colie and Melancholy

There are many whom have mistaken a premise for the actual story itself. Many are so caught up with the premise that the forgot it is a story after all. For example, a person reading about Alice in Wonderland is dreamer- but in reality it is an allegory about the tales of our lives. In similar terms, a person watching Pretty Woman is hoping to be a prostitute and marry a rich guy- it is a story and it is a vision. The point is that it has meaning- the premise is the one contains it- there is no difference in content of Snow White and Seven Dwarfs; it is a romance story. A princess or a prostitute.

I was browsing through the bookstore as I always do and I picked up Memories of my Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Marcia Marquez- he is a Nobel Prize winner in Literature- and I was given dirty looks like I was the 90 year old protagonist. This is not a promotion of pedophilia- it is a premise for which the visceral nature of it's writing is it's main thrust. If he was anything like this particular protagonist- I don't think he will win the Nobel Prize. The best part is that the best of us, never even came close to finishing a short story- and here we are judging- seriously. If you think it is hedonistic or debauchery, nobody force you to read it- you can just walk away- just like you would at any public displays that offend you.

My suggestion is that if one have not read the book, do not force your holier-than-thou opinion. And if it offends your morals, I am polluting myself and not you- why is one so caught up in trying to force the moral upper hand of the opinion. Let's not get into any spiritual proof and the like- I think everyone gets the drift. Respect each other's space and find a way to communicate rather than capitulate- no one wins, especially in morality.

Anyway, I am not promoting his "loose" morals of his stories but if one closes one's eyes- one realise that the way to love seems to weave in his narrative. And I don't think I would be so prolific as the other protagonist in Love in Time of Cholera. He wasn't even born then and how the hell did he manage to write about the cholera spread in South America- and so I rest my case.

There are many whom have prized resolute-ness over doubt and Inquisition. I don't really say you are wrong- but there is no need to prove your resolute-ness to me. If you think, I am weakening you- I have no problem in not speaking my mind, but the weather has that much to talk to you about anyway.

I was at bookshop and it is at least 200,000 square feet of floor space- and if it does offend you- feel free to move away to the other end of the bookstore. I don't need to respect your opinions insofar that I did not read aloud to you or cut across you rudely. If you can't get even the simple things right, I really doubt I can ask you the difference between Melancholy and Melon Collie. [ By the way, one is an emotion, the other is an album by Smashing Pumpkins- and it is not really a word per se.]

Walk away- if it irritates you now. Just don't overstay your presence.