La Petite Fille

by bymyownway - 9.5.18

It has been a year. A year of working hard, challenging the limits as well as getting a range of unforgettable experiences. They say, "it's better late than ever". So, here I am perfectly recharged, ready to write a few words, or maybe not a few...

The concept of freedom, is way too simple at the first glimpse, but people all around the world have been spending centuries trying to find out the best manner to achieve it. Karl Marx once affirmed "The necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity". It would be slightly fallacious to assume that freedom leads directly to happiness, yet there is an undeniable connection between these terms, one helps maintain another and vice versa.

Also, we cannot disregard the fact that every important political move after the French Revolution was taken in the name of freedom. States were aiming to be independent, slaves were craving to be freed and people merely wanted to have a choice. So, what does exactly "freedom" mean? Wikipedia states "an ability to act or change without constraint". However, bearing in mind the complexity of human brain as well as our society itself, we can prolong the answer for quite impressing hours.

While formulating his pyramid of needs, Abraham Maslow was pretty confident about the importance of self fulfillment stage in everyday basis. Obviously, physiological along with psychological needs stay prior in this hierarchy, but in order to achieve the full potential it is advised to enrich life with creative activities. Those will be settling cognitive and aesthetics requirements of one's mind.

During my trip to Paris, I truly tried to live life for the fullest, visiting as many places as I could afford, having as much fun as possible. Let me admit that despite falling in love with every single day spent in the city, I cannot say that the place itself is for me. Paris is everything but a "perfect fairy tail" for princesses and their second halves.

P.S.: The photos below were captured by amazing Look4wow, who manages to catch people in the most sincere smiles and beautiful angles.

P.S. 2: Follow Me To Paris is already up on my YouTube channel (don't forget to subscribe haha).

Merci beaucoup, Paris.