Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 33

           Allofthem,allday,alltheyarethinkingaboutisSEX."

           "EvenoverattheVatican?"

           "That’sdifferent.TheVaticanisn’tpartofRome.Theyhaveadifferentwordoverthere.TheirwordisPOWER."

           "You’dthinkitwouldbeFAITH."

           "It’sPOWER,"herepeated."Trustme.ButthewordinRome-it’sSEX."

           NowifyouaretobelieveGiulio,thatlittleword-SEX-cobblesthestreetsbeneathyourfeetinRome,runsthroughthefountainshere,fillstheairliketrafficnoise.Thinkingaboutit,dressingforit,seekingit,consideringit,refusingit,makingasportandgameoutofit-that’sallanybodyisdoing.Whichwouldmakeabitofsenseastowhy,forallitsgorgeousness,Romedoesn’tquitefeellikemyhometown.Notatthismomentinmylife.BecauseSEXisn’tmywordrightnow.Ithasbeenatothertimesofmylife,butitisn’trightnow.Therefore,Rome’sword,asitspinsthroughthestreets,justbumpsupagainstmeandtumblesoff,leavingnoimpact.I’mnotparticipatingintheword,soI’mnotfullylivinghere.It’sakookytheory,impossibletoprove,butIsortoflikeit.

           Giulioasked,"What’sthewordinNewYorkCity?"

           Ithoughtaboutthisforamoment,thendecided."It’saverb,ofcourse.Ithinkit’sACHIEVE."

           (WhichissubtlybutsignificantlydifferentfromthewordinLosAngeles,Ibelieve,whichisalsoaverb:SUCCEED.Later,IwillsharethiswholetheorywithmySwedishfriendSofie,andshewillofferheropinionthatthewordonthestreetsofStockholmisCONFORM,whichdepressesbothofus.

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