Tromsø

The hot milk cup warmed my hands during that sunny, but cold, winter day in Tromsø. In the moment that my eyes lied on the opened petit suisse pot, the snow outside melt down and I got back to the 1992 summer. The snow was replaced by the vivid green of the grass.

We ran barefoot along the river coast and its transparent water. We could see its bottom full of rocks and even some fishes. And through the wide and opened fields we could fly a kite and admire the curious shapes of the clouds. Or the several stars that the city lights weren't able to hide in the sky.

The kings of the world excavated the ground seeking for treasures. They climbed some hills as if it was a big fjord. How much History could an abandoned house to have?

Two pots of petit suisse and twine and then we had a telephone. Calm and cozy song playing inside a house. A dog running to catch a ball. No worries.

Chicken soup if you caught a cold. Advices when you were insecure. Studying together if one of us had a tough exam in college. Hugging when we failed, hugging when we succeed. Presence if some of our relatives and friends were gone.

At that time, we lived well. We were friends, we were partners. By the look, we could read unspoken words, we could easily understand what each other were feeling and thinking. We were not concerned with the annoyance of the boring people. We couldn't see fun in laughing at people that were different or eccentric. We weren't concerned in judging everyone and everything. We never wanted to be the center of the attentions, being better or worse than anyone.

We were only concerned in living, in appreciating the beauty of live, enjoying a simple life not expecting miracles or everything great. We don't want to waste time with sadness and its unpleasant consequences.

Nothing has changed, we are just older. We still see the world with the same eyes. We still can see and feel the beauty even in the small things.

We have each other. We are more than friends, we are more brothers, we are more than a family. We are a fortress when we are together. We are light when it's dark. We care, we take care of each other. We are a couple that life joined, unable to be separated by anyone.