La Vita e Bella

I have one long lost friend, Figur. I suddenly remember about this old friend of mine a few days ago when I was in a training. I wonder how Figur is doing now . Does Figur still live in Sigaret village, the place that I once desperately wanted to visit? Last time I remember, Figur has a little sister – I can still remember the place where Figur introduced me to her (it was at the backyard of my old house). She is quite friendly but shy, quite a lot like me when I was small. That was when I was around 4 or 5 years old, I guess. I wonder if they also grow older like me. I wonder if they will still recognize me, in case we meet again one day. I’m trying as hard as I could to recall my memories about Figur. I know that Figur is a bit older than me. I also remember that in the village where Figur came from, the people are afraid of the dew. That’s why at night, they have a sort of small umbrella that is specially designed to protect one’s head from the dew. It was made out of a coconut shell, and the handle was like a broomstick. Figur taught me how to make this kind of small umbrella, and I made my own together with Figur. I used to wear it when I was playing at night. Not because I was afraid of the dew, of course, but it was mainly because I want to respect Figur.

One night when I was playing with them, Mum asked about the thing that I was wearing; the umbrella. She didn’t know anything about that umbrella, so I had to explain. To make things less complicated, I decided to introduce Figur to my Mum. Besides, I was planning to visit Figur’s village, so I thought that it was the right time to also ask Mum’s permission. I told Mum that Figur is not a naughty kid so it’s okay to let me visit the village. And there will be Figur’ parents in there too. Mum was just smiling at me; I think she didn’t take me serious. That’s why I remember how I kept talking about Figur and the Sigaret Village.

At one point I also introduced Figur to my Siz. To my surprise, Siz said that she has visited Sigaret Village together with Mum. And yes, all people there wear the umbrella at night! Aah… I wonder how they got there… I think I was somehow a bit disappointed with Figur because Figur didn’t say anything about this. But I never had any hard feelings, we’re still good friends.

I started to attend kindergarten and have some other friends. I started to have dogs too, friends to play with. Figur still visited me every once in a while but it wasn’t as often. Figur visited me particularly when I was home alone, waiting for Mum to come home. To be honest, I never knew exactly whether Figur was a she or he. And Figur was like a faceless figure, that’s why it’s hard for me to remember Figur’s appearance clearly (except when Figur was with the umbrella, of course). Maybe when I was small, Figur’s face, sex, and appearance did not matter to me so much. All that mattered was Figur’s companion in my lonely days.

Last time my niece Liza introduced me to her friend Henny. I think Henny is coming from the same dimension like Figur, though Henny is staying at the farm and not coming from the Sigaret village. Henny and Figur are both the imaginary people who are friendly to children. To us, they exist, and they can even have conversation with us, it’s just that adult can’t understand or even hear it (except Ally McBeal, perhaps).

Would be nice if we can meet again one day. It’s not something impossible, I guess. All I need is to leave this adult world, I hope I still can.