Today is May 1st and this is the “Day of Labour”. Here in Austria it is a public holiday. Today her father is home and she is very happy. In the evening they are going to the opera together. Daddy is always very busy and it is not often that they can do that. Today there is a performance of “Aida” and she heard that it is a story from ancient Egypt. She will get dressed up and is very excited…
Tonight in Vienna there is a clear sky and many beautiful stars are visible. Therefore I am thinking of Stephen Hawking who recently passed away. I have no knowledge of the universe or physics but I really enjoyed watching his televison appearances and especially was fascinated by the series “Big bang or creation”. Mr. Hawking brought such complex and deep theory closer to people like me and I felt that my world expanded a little bit with dreams and imagination. His outward appearance also brought his complex theories closer to me and gave me confidence. My dream was meeting him once but now that dream sadly can no longer be fulfilled.
Another person who had profound influence on me was also British. He is the famous actor Roger Moore. As a child I received strict upbringing according to my father’s wishes and I was far removed from theatre and televison. Only after moving to Vienna did I have my own Television set and often I watched, also because of wanting to learn German. Back then there were regular airings of “The Saint” and since I was a student of Opera School his acting quite fascinated me. His acting taught me a lot. He is my favourite actor and I love especially his humourous and freedom-loving yet elegant roles such as Simon Templar or Lord Sinclair. He sadly passed away recently but I had the chance of meeting him once in my life! About ten years ago, in a small alley in Vienna city centre I saw him by chance. There were no people around except him, his companion, his chauffeur, myself and my boyfriend. We walked up to him, shook his hand and told him that we were really big fans of “The Saint”. This was so extremely unexpected that we almost could not speak and totally forgot to ask him for an autograph. I will never ever forget this moment.
Stephen Hawking says “There is only the present moment”. I want to treasure that and continue living in appreciation of every moment. Thank you, Mr. Hawking. Thank you, Mr. Moore.
今夜、ここ、ウィーンはとても良いお天気で、空は星でいっぱいです。星を見ていると、最近亡くなったスティーヴン ホーキング氏のことを想わずにいられません。私は、宇宙や物理学のことなどはちっとも分からないのですが、氏のテレヴィ番組をとても興味深く観ていました。特に”Big bang or creation?”（ビッグ バンか、天地創造か？）”に強い感銘を受けました。ホーキング氏のおかげで、非常に複雑な理論なども、私のような者にさえ、夢と想像力と共に、少しだけ身近になった気がします。氏の外見も、私たちに、複雑な理論を身近にし、力を与えてくれたように思います。いつか、氏にお目にかかりたいという夢を持っていましたが、叶わないこととなりました。
Finally there is nice weather in Vienna and soon she will be able to go pick some strawberries.. “Girls with baskets”. The baskets can be used to store small items such as rings, etc.
From the series “Girls with pullovers”. It is early March but here in Vienna it is still cold outside. People are still wearing thick pullovers but she wants at least to show some colour and dream about spring. (Sold)
At her grandmother’s house in the storage room she found something fascinating. Her Granny says a long time ago this thing was used as a telephone. But this thing is so heavy and no matter how or where it is touched it feels hard and there is resistance. Curious, she lifts up the receiver…”It would be amazing if we could hear the voices of people from the past…”
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