neljapäev, 26. jaanuar 2023

Sidewalk oracles

When my book about reading the signs came out, I searched to see what else had been written on the subject, but I couldn't find much. It wasn't until several years later that I discovered Robert Moss's excellent book “Sidewalk Oracles”. I was very excited about it, I read his in-depth theoretical analysis of signs and stories about "coincidences" that have happened to him. 

Somehow they reminded me very vividly of a moment in my pre-bookwriting life at Amsterdam airport when I met a poster with a polar bear, a fish frozen in an ice cube and the text: “Opportunity doesn't always arrive gift-wrapped”. I went to look for it in my book of stories about signs, opened the book in a random place - and came right to this story! Magic, amazing!

*****

Teeäärsed oraaklid

Kui mu märgilugude raamat ilmus, otsisin, mida sel teemal on veel kirjutatud, aga palju ei leidnud. Alles mitu aastat hiljem avastasin Robert Mossi suurepärase teose “Sidewalk Oracles”. Olin sellest suures vaimustuses, lugesin tema põhjalikku teoreetilist käsitlust märkidest ning lugusid “kokkusattumustest”, mis on temaga juhtunud. 

Kuidagi tuletasid need mulle väga eredalt meelde ühe mu kirjanikuelu eelse hetke Amsterdami lennujaamas, kui kohtusin plakatiga, millel jääkaru, jääkuubikusse külmunud kala ja tekst: “Võimalus ei saabu alati kinkepakendis”: Läksin seda oma märgilugude raamatust otsima, avasin raamatu juhuslikult kohalt - ja sattusin täpselt selle loo juurde! Ulme, hämmastav!

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