Prometheus by Marieta Maglas (i can read book club txt) 📕

I use only the mature roots to get the right color. ''

''Why do you need natural dyes, Grandma?''

Mary became very curiously.

''I wash the sheep's fleece to spin it into yarn. Then, I spin only the wool that is already washed even I can spin the wool which is still unwashed but it is easier to spin the wool that is washed. I use the Lendrum one-pedal to spin the wool. Let me tell you a little secret- I will never sell it for the whole world. Then, I dye the wool naturally. ''

''How can you do this?''

''I make up the mordant and I put the wool in the mordant and I bring it to a simmer. I rinse the yarn in warm water, I prepare the dye bath, I place the yarn into the lukewarm dye bath, I heat it and let the simmer for about an hour. After that, I allow it to dry in a cool place. I knit hats, socks, sweaters, vests, scarfs, and mittens for me and your father. ''

Martha came to visit Grandmother. She was served with homemade mini-brioches, strawberry jam, and juice from the fir buds syrup, all of them being made by my Grandmother.

''Did you make them yourself?'' asked Martha. ''It's very good''

''From the buds of the fir trees, I obtained this tasty syrup, and I heard that it retains its therapeutically qualities. I have my own method. ''said Grandmother smiling.

"Since I was operated for spleen transplantation I cannot eat very much of anything."said Martha.

''Grandma, tell me about my mother. ''

''When they lived both in the village, Nora and Theodore loved each other very much. I can say that they lived very well here. Yet, the bad day came for them. She met Michael and she fell in love with him. ''

''How did this happen?'' Mary became very curious.

''Well, Ella was a substitute teacher. Ella wasn't still married to Alexander But he came very often to visit her. They were engaged. Michael, as one of Alexander's friends, frequently accompanied him. . Your father was a colleague of Nora. They both worked as teachers at the same school. Ella invited your parents to her birthday and so Nora and Michael met each other. One month later your parents divorced and your father became a very lonely person. He is still a loner waiting for her to return. ''

''I hate Michael '' said Mary.

''Take care of your mother. Michael allies with a few suspicious businesses and I'm sure that he will leave Nora. Your mother has suffered very much. ''

Theodore came with some fruits in his hands and heard what his mother said.

''Are you sure that the child must know all these dirty secrets?''

''She must know the truth, Theodore. ''

''Don't hate him, Mary, just pray to God, because He is love and if we are going to be a valid conduit of His power, with anointing and compassion we must let His love flow in and through us. You must feel sorry for Michael. He didn't know the way to meet God and this is why he failed in love. Their love is a failure and you'll understand this in time. . ."concluded Grandmother.

 

Chapter 10

 

Alexander and Ella Gave a Party

 

Alexander had many dreams about freedom and happiness. He tried to express them in the poems he wrote, those so-called "desk-drawer poems". Usually, he talked about his poems in that manner because he didn't have enough confidence in himself. He felt that he was not well understood and he was afraid to expose himself. Ella was his only reader and she didn't betray him. She was always encouraging him. He saw the nothingness hidden behind the apparent honest human faces and he avoided them. His motivating dream was to become an actor and he achieved his goal. Ella has begun to write a novel called 'The New Prometheus'. The main character looked very much like her husband. Moreover, her dream would become real through the vision of her life. She tried to read many books in order to avoid facing on some moments of her reality. Someone taught her that she could become an achiever, despite all her problems. Secretly, she wondered to achieve the greatness of the works she had read. She has always had a passion for writing books. So, she set her goal to write her first book. She faced many challenges in striving to overcome her inability to write well. She had to re-write many pages over and over again. Nevertheless, she was persistent and she did not give up. Her writing skills continued to improve. When the book was finished, her self-confidence increased very much. She had previously dreamed to write a book. Writing books has become one of the goals that she would have to achieve in making her vision to be real.

While she was writing her first book, she tried to understand her husband better than before and she tried to provoke certain positive reactions. Finally, the book was printed at the press of Laura's printer. Jeff asked her to allow him to create a scenario based on her book, which "Can be awesome to play in ".

"I became a character in my own life due to you," said Alexander.

"Why do you say this?" Ella asked him, being seemingly astonished.

"So tell me what I don't know, my darling," said Alexander tenderly.

Ella began to laugh because Alexander seemed to be very confused.

"I can imagine you playing yourself!" She said.

"Try me! I need some explanations, first of all."

"Honestly, I wrote only about Prometheus in my book. It is you who wanted to be like him. I can accept you as you are. The society, in which Prometheus lives, is a new ideal society like Plato's Republic. The character is extrapolated to the ideal of his human nature. He has majestic features of personality. More exactly, it is about the ideal perfection and its physiological structure with a profundity and a beauty of understanding. He has dignity and an exemplary nature of conduct. This kind of perfection can be conceivable by the human understanding. It is an extrapolation from the human condition to the divine condition. Moreover, my book is an inner extrapolation of the mythological Prometheus from his own condition as a human being to his own divine condition."

"I understand that your novel is an utopia," said Alexander.

"Generally, men are impatient of any restrictions. They feel that the universe is withholding from them something they deserve. Once they are intoxicated by the quest, they will never stop to get what they want. They must learn that they can risk their own destruction. Above all, they feel their pursuit of this forbidden fire as a provoking attitude. The Promethean fever causes them to be dangerously out of touch with the reality through the misuse of imagination and creativity. The modern Prometheus has a lot of kindness and sacrificial values of becoming an ideal man, yet so, well dissociated from the material world. So, men have the tendency to follow this fire thief, Prometheus. They can do this for a while, until they understand their condition. And once their ideals fall into reality, they begin to understand their limits," said Ella.

"I feel like dying when I look at you."

"Why do you say this?"

"Because too much happiness can kill," said Alexander.

"Too much happiness is a mirror and we should all peer into it at least once," said Ella.

"What kills the happiness? "

"A series of simple little things, like saying 'yes' too many times, when you really should say 'no'," said Ella, smiling.

"I don't agree with you, Ella. We will talk about this later. By the way, our family grows and we must extend our house. I plan to build a new room for the child and a new bathroom. I will extending them out from the middle of the back. I would like to extend the deck a couple of feet beyond the corner of the house. My plans are to plant some trees in that corner of the landscaping. I need some experts to obtain the planning authorization for house extensions and building regulations applications. I think to build the house extension and to undertake the interior reconfiguration, but it can be pretty expensive for us. I hope that I can manage this. An architect will come up with some new ideas. What do you think about this?" He looked into her beautiful eyes and he understood her love.

"How will you get the necessary money to put this project into practice, Alexander?"

"I have some money left from the loan I made. We will live in the house of my mother during all this time."

"Saturday is your birthday. Find out how many people you can invite. I want to know how much food to buy."

In the beginning, while people are coming in, the party is at a low building up momentum. The combined energy hits a tipping point, where the vibration takes over the whole atmosphere. For Alexander's birthday party, Ella was all fired up to make sure that the event turns out nice. The night before the party, Ella and Alexander spent some time decorating the house. She spent many hours preparing everything from scratch. In many cases, a party born out of the need to be together with the friends. Ella needed to ask herself why she wanted to make it to be so perfect. On Saturday night, her party at home was perfect because she chose the right place at the right time. Perhaps more pertinently, her party, like any other successful event, became unique when she could identify a gap in the market. Ella and Alexander started their party bringing over their guests like Michael and Nora, Jeff and Lisa, Victor and Marie, John and Samantha and, of course, Laura, who came alone because she had recently divorced. She realized that the conflicts were so unhealthy for both of them than she had to end up by letting him go.

"I've never been the one who ask people about what they want. I concentrate on what makes me happy and makes other people happy, too. When I really want to do something, I work hard, " said Ella.

"It's a wonderful party," said Samantha.

"Why did you get divorced, Laura?" Marie asked her.

"My husband used to beat me. He slept many times with his best friend's wife. He called me using a list of horrific names, he threatened me and I decided to end our marriage. My son shouldn't grow up thinking that all these are normal, "said Laura.

"This attitude can lead to a long and bitter child custody battle, which is never ending. I think the co-parenting counseling is the best idea. It is actually a requirement to establish the custody. The family law judge has the power to issue these problems. The parents must learn to communicate each other, the boundaries are set and the visit time is established," said Klaus.

"My son is twelve years old and he wants to live with me. Anyway, this subject must have an end," said Laura.

"My mother had left everything behind, including me and my brother. My parents got divorced a few years later and my dad has gotten the custody. It has been a constant contact between us, but I have never saw her again since that moment," said Lisa.

"I am entitled to receive the alimony for a percentage of all we gained together in all these years of marriage. All I want is to have the alimony required, " said Laura.

"The parents must become more peaceful. It is important to remember that kids have feelings, even many kids do not have words to express their feelings, "said Samantha.

"We are divorced, but we are