![]() ![]() But the three of us think that the years haven’t granted us that inner peace we heard so much about. “The Lemon Table.” It’s a collection of short stories about death and the failure of elderly people to achieve serenity. Amongst other things he says that the myth stating that maturity brings serenity is a lie. I’ve just read an interview with Julian Barnes, the British writer, where he discusses his last book of short stories. And, to make matters worse, I’m also appallingly afraid of death. My psychiatrist told me that these problems usually arise when one is around fifty. You are falling asleep because of the pills, not because of my film!ĭon’t you suffer from anxiety, anguish or desperation, he asks, unaware that his words are the lyrics of a bolero. Then, there’s no doubt, I tell him emphatically, that has to be the explanation. And, also… I’m currently taking some medication to curb anxiety and the doctor warned me that it could make me sleepy. It’s a really pleasant feeling, I mean it as a compliment. Well, I don’t know what to tell you, I say.ĭon’t be offended, he adds, it’s just that when I like something a lot it relaxes me so much that I can actually go to sleep. ![]()
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