From A to Z with Mrs. Petra Helebrantová about dreaming, Evžen Oněgin, Pride and Gen Z
Written by Elen
ART...
It is an old truth, that the EartH without art is just EH.
BRAVERY…
is accompanied by self-esteem. Don’t forget, the less brave we are, the less we value ourselves.
CINEMATOGRAPHY…
I love weird movies. I see the world through the same lens as Woody Allen, Quentin Tarantino, Pedro Almodovar. It's like someone translated my visions of the world with all the weirdnesses I normally construct and layer ad absurdum on the screen. I generally love all weird things.
DREAM(ing)...
is a part of my DNA. I am a visionary. While the others live here and now I am dreaming and planning tomorrow.
EVŽEN ONĚGIN…
Read this book before it's too late!
FASHION...
is my big passion. Fashion is often despised, but it is an interesting sociological phenomenon. I enjoy studying collective and personal identities.
GREATNESS...
is definitely not that you are standing over other people.
HEART…
always obey your heart more than your mind.
ITALY…
is for me the smell of soft warm, salt, earthy rough greenery, bitter citrus and crumbly biscuits. Italy will hug you and never let go.
J’AIME…
Ivo. He's my soulmate. These twenty years with him passed like twenty hours.
KUNDERA…
is a brilliant magician with words. He can draw the reader into the story in the first two sentences. I share with him his ironic distance from the problems.
LOVE IN LITERATURE…
is usually a nightmare. Romeo and Juliet, Othello,
MÁJ…
and Raven even literally.
MUSIC…
often disturbs me. I love to listen to silence.
NATURE…
is our boss… hopefully everyone has already noticed.
OSTRAVA…
is my bitter happiness.
PRIDE…
parade. It doesn't matter if it is gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer… Love is simply love.
QUALITY…
before quantity! Always.
ROMEO AND JULIETE…
is a simple story about how pettiness can lead to a fatal tragedy. Don’t be petty! Life is too short.
STUDENTS…
you are our future. You are our hope for a better world.
TRUTH…
always triumphs over hatred. Really.
UNIQUE…
Man is unique in imperfections. Big nose, crooked teeth, freckles, low height ... perfection is so dull.
VÁCLAV HAVEL…
is a great philosopher who proved to the world that the powerless have enormous power.
WORLD…
is a perfect place to be. I have no desire for parallel worlds, afterlife. Our world is the only place I want to be.
XENOFOBIA...?!
I hate every hatred. I do not tolerate intolerance.
YOUTH…
is a terribly challenging period. All those parties, torment with love, trampled on dressing.... I'm glad I'm done.
Z…
is for me GEN Z. It's you, dear students! You are more empathetic than previous generations. Overall, you deal more with interpersonal relationships, racism, sexuality, and a lot of other problems. I look forward to the future under your leadership.