A podcast I listened to recently was thought-provoking to me; the result is a research. It is about what friendship really means and what the different variants of it are. The topic attracts special notice in times of Corona, because friendship has never been more important than now. And still the assumption is self-evident that not all friends are alike
Philosophische Abhandlung über Freundschaft von Aristoteles am 15.4.2020.
Today getting up was not easy at all. Waking up I notice that I am kind of aching all over – a little bit. Yesterday’s long-distance hike across the nature preserve Elm-Lappwald is taking its toll: we were out and about for 6.5 hours. According to the tour descriptions (I merged two trails) the two loop hikes should have summed
Wanderung mit Christian am 12.4.2020 (Ostersonntag) im Elm von Warberg zur alten Burg und von dort zur Schunterquelle, zum Watzumer Häuschen und zurück. Gehzeit: 6,5 Stunden.
Slowly but surely there is a routine to a way of acting towards others I would have considered impossible some time ago: restraining order and to keep my social distance. A trio of three things is beginning to assert itself: to go for a walk with only one friend at a time obeying the distance rules, to enjoy nature with
Besuch bei Andrea am 11.4.2020 (Karsamstag) mit Marly und den Schildkröten. Marly macht sich über meine alten Laufschuhe her.
The new and to date unsual regulations of distance between persons in public brought up a new phenomena: it is getting crowded on walking trails and parks around Brunswiek. In the absence of alternatives such as cinemas, exhibitions, shopping centres or sport events more and more people start going for a blow. I cannot remember that I have witnessed such
Wanderung mit Christian am 5.4.2020 bei tollstem Frühlingswetter
It is weired how some products who nobody took really notice of so far come to the fore in times of crisis: soap dispensers and toilet paper. In expert groups there is talk of “white gold”. I do not know whether these paper rolls made of cellulose are already traded on the stock exchange, instead of bitcoins. Well, joking aside.
Samstag, der 4.4.2020, die zweite Woche des Lockdowns geht zu Ende. Das Wetter ist sehr schön geworden, ich mache eine Abendrundfahrt.