For our water power "and the canyon through which it flows, our overseas neighbors came as if for a bride. With their hands full, they brought a picture. The truth - not just any. The great master of art Caravaggio and the work of art "Narcissus at the spring".
Caravaggio's canvas will be in Podgorica for thirteen days. And everyone will be able to see it for free. The header is otherwise free. Engagement and weddings cost money. And they come after the head.
Children from all schools will come, especially our officials, to see this great work of the great world painter. There will also be children from village carts.
When schoolchildren from Morača and Rovac come to visit, the teacher should gather them in front of the painting and explain that it was brought here for less than two weeks by uncles, whom our country would be happy to let to dam their areas. Because, actually, according to "scientific evidence", neither Morača, Rovac nor Montenegro has a future, if those regions are not submerged. Without the flood, there is neither a better nor a European Montenegro.
But, to make sure there is no confusion, those who bring the picture are not our fault. Thanks to them.
Except for Caravaggio's work - we can see how the national treasure is handled properly. Italians know very well what value they have and protect it. They give us a bit to admire and then return her to her homeland.
That's how it should be. And just like cultural, in the world, and by law in our country, natural resources are also protected. It's just that we don't know how to keep them.
We give both with a fist and a cap. As broad-minded as we can be. Full table.
Well, whoever wants it. And when someone dares to ask publicly - do we really have to give everything, can we do a little less, so that we have something left over, so that we are all satisfied, they send you an inspection to see if, while you are thinking about future generations, maybe, by the way, you are financing terrorism a little.
Along with that, as a rule, there are stories. Cabinet. they are spread by those who professionally anti-ambrace (they sit in front of the door of the rulers and wait for orders). And then to the piazza with stories. They have time for that.
But stories from kanabe don't worry me. I am afraid of the symbolism expressed about the relations between Italy and Montenegro. A bond which, as they said the other day, is symbolized by the painting "Daffodil at the Spring". Narcissus, we know, eventually drowned. Or sunk.
As who prefers. There are several versions of how and why it happened. In all versions of this myth, there are two constant motifs - the admiration of one's own reflection in the water and the fatal end - drowning. At least that's what Greek mythology says.
And we didn't learn anything from those Helens. Not even to recognize the perniciousness of self-infatuation and persistence in admiring one's own character and work - whatever our characters and works may be. And one more thing - the water in which the mythical Narcissus is reflected is crystal clear and calm.
The one in which our Daffodils capture their perfect reflections is blurred and wavy. This immediately raises the suspicion that the reflection might be to blame. Well, it takes a lot of self-satisfaction and self-confidence to make the image in the mirror look good enough in the eyes of the local Narcissus who are constantly looking back.
And in order for the people who live downstream and expect the same river to bring them at least something - to let the daffodils look at each other in peace - it is recommended that there be fog in the canyon. The denser the fog - the situation is calmer at the spring because the eyes of the curious raja have a hard time fighting with the clouds of fog.
Thus, in contemporary Montenegrin mythology, everything becomes possible. When the watercourse is shrouded in thick fog, the whole work around the spring is easy to finish. There are fewer witnesses in the fog, and thus the percentage of "success" of those who are at the source is proportionally higher.
If something does not go according to the will of the people from the source, as during the public discussions about the dams on the Morača (many people flocked to those discussions, as if it were about their country, there were more than anyone thought they should) - they can always hire professionals. It is a consortium of companies - Magla DOO.
This group of top fogging and fogging professionals will easily, quickly and simply dispel any myth or create a new one for your needs and business improvement. One of their products is the myth of multi-purpose Montenegrin reservoirs.
They treat cardiovascular diseases, encourage high tourism, attract yachts to reservoir lakes and overly rich dam lovers, have a beneficial effect on reducing potential tension, alcoholism and suicides among the residents of Moračan and Rovčan, as stated in the official document on the negative consequences of possible non-construction of dams.
Muktipraktik dam. And then they say that we don't have our own products and forces.
We have - really. Original Montenegrin fog. It needs to be branded. Made in Montenegro.
And this Narcissus from the picture is about to fly. How can he drown now that we are close to the goal. It needs to rise. Symbolism is better. I would also like a press release to be written and presented through an independent analyst from the field of culture, that he actually flew on Narcissus, after he drowned.
Another Made in Montenegro. From the kitchen of Magla DOO. And then you have to hit... Hmm. By whom? By Phoenix! To what really rose from the ashes. He should, in fact, be drowned. Because we don't have his picture. And even if we had - what would we do with her?
Ours is just to relax. And let the fog envelop us. And go see Caravaggio. Really. An excellent painter. And don't think of the fate of Narcissus from Greek mythology. It has nothing to do with European Montenegro.
This same column was published in this same newspaper in May 2010.
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