Sapientia In Senectute

“100 in my 20s, Life dished me it’s bowels leaving my illusions with no choice for famished was my soul on behalf of survival, yet this hunger that I feel never quenches while my heart remains bloated and my mind inflated. I wonder, if I mute these musings and shackle my feet’s urgencies, would I then be known as the obedient one who listened to the wisdom of old or shall I be lionized as the legendary figure who grew grey revolving in a circle of the quotidian?” Sapientia in Senectute, meaning “Wisdom against old” represents a cognizance which limns the concept of wisdom that has been attributed to longitude of existence rather than logical reasoning and experience, stirring a questioning of ancient and present in light of how divergent youthful experience could be and life, while it revolves isn’t constant. Therefore, I sensitize the experience of young through details and the cliché representation of profundity as a symbolism in this piece, alongside creating a map that certifies the stage of “oblivion” into a life tainted by experience which is dissimilar for every being and isn’t determinant by existential length. Job 32:9 “Those [who are] abundant in years may not [always] be wise, Nor may the elders [always] understand justice.” Compos mentis (CM)- to have full control of one’s mind. | O - oblivion | Trávma - Trauma | ? - missing end point, determinant by choice. Kakés apofáseis - Bad decisions. Páli - Struggle. | S - stagnant E - Evolve D - Death | Each connecting to a periphery of hope.