#12 Writemas: All The Pieces of You

There’s a quote by Jorge Luis Borges I came across that I think about a lot.

It goes like this:

“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”

I will always look presentable because Mom taught me that how we present ourselves to the world is how it will receive us.

I will always cook my food with love because Dad taught me the secret ingredient to excellent food is care.

My clothes are minimalistic because my childhood friend taught me that fashion doesn’t need to be loud and trendy but timeless and elegant.

My most listened-to playlist on Spotify is Dark Academia Classical because a few years ago, my friend sent me the playlist, and I found it soothing to write to.

Every time I go to wash spring onions, I make sure to clean them thoroughly because my ex’s mom once said that you can tell a lot about a person’s character in how they attend to the small things.

How beautiful is it that even people we’ve not spoken to for years, or even at all, we unknowingly carry with us the way we present ourselves, cook our food, the fashion choices we make, the songs we listen to or the way we prepare our veggies?

It shows how our individuality is not only created but curated.

Nothing of me is original. I am the mosaic of everyone I have ever known, loved and touched.

Speak to you tomorrow,

Jason.