I dream of putting the world on pause
I dream of putting the world on pause
Stop stalling for time
What's the point of grabbing minutes and seconds
Work more, earn more, consume more?
At this rate, our mad race is already lost
Strain, tear, life-threatening prognosis
It's time to accept our loss
I dream of suspending the clocks, emptying the diaries
To free our minds from the incessant weight of haste
Let's rediscover the tempo of walking or cycling
Let's listen to our heartbeat as it accelerates up hills
Breathe in, breathe out, recover
Please, let time slip away
The verb "to marvel" is so beautiful, conjugated in the present tense
I dream of letting the wind carry us
Leading us down dark alleys and byways
Forget our destination, let ourselves drift
"Itinérer", "errancer", "flânerêver"... there are so many words to invent.
Let's revisit the etymology of our Odysseys
The future will be simple or it won't be
Let's learn to unburden ourselves
I dream of putting the world on pause
To see screens turn off and utopias turn on
To meet the men and women who take other roads
Inventing epics where no one is left behind
Let's contemplate the ordinary, let ourselves be surprised
Redraw the journey of simplicity
We must accept to lose ourselves in order to find ourselves again.
A positive article by Hélène Binet
Communications Director for makesense, an association that helps people get moving onenvironmental issues, Hélène Binet is also a passionate bike traveler.
Endowed with an immense sense of storytelling and a pen that's both poetic and committed, Hélène contributes to the creation of content aimed at helping people live differently, with ever greater joy and pleasure.
Check out her nuggets:💚 Chiche, the new media from Makesense
💚 [Grand écart](https://chiche.makesense.org/media/category/grand-ecart-le-podcast-qui-donne-envie-de-parler-des-sujets-qui-fachent ), a podcast for talking about angry subjects.
💚 Les gangsters du bien, to help all those who want to get moving.
💚 Paumé.e.s, the community for those who have more questions than answers.
