There was no room or purpose for the “pretty” metaphor, at least not in daily interactions. Life under oppression taught me little practicalities such as creating short meaningful sentences. I would say that sometimes I do not feel safe around people. I hold back in the presence of people, but not because I fear judgment or opposite views. When my book The Healings debuted last year in November, a few very close family friends – people who had known me for over twenty years – were surprised and one even told me, “I am happy to discover you.” Mind you, I am not a hidden person, rather an easy going, sarcastic clown. In the end, there isn’t much one can do about life except laugh.
It is a funny book where the most serious life decisions and situations are treated with humor but not taken lightly. As the frustration mounts, the little man with big problems grows up and becomes an aware being. Most of the ‘healers’ are charlatans who laugh at him, while the few enlightened ones are as elusive as they can be. In his search for completeness, he and his feline friend go from one healer to another only to discover that not only they don’t get any answers but they seem to be burdened with even more questions than when their journey had started. He is alone, depressed, and looking for answers.
What If you don’t even try to get out but stay in, and make most of it while there instead? Anyone who has been through depression knows how impossible it seems to get out of it. The Healings turns one man’s major depressive syndrome into a fun trip. Healing through laughter is not a dream, but a recipe for survival She volunteered and worked for wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers both in the US and Canada. She has worn many hats, working as a translator, as a teacher, and eventually caring for animals both domestic and wild. After the fall of communism in 1989 she studied languages at the University in Bucharest, then received her Master’s at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. Born in Bucharest, Romania, Oana lived twenty years under the grotesque dictatorial regime of Nicolae Ceausescu.
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