Plus tri

Sajt plustri.com je nastao nakon poklon knjige napisane za sve moje prijatelje koji su došli na moj 50. rođendan. I da ne bih parafazirao samog sebe preuzeću predgovor iz knjige.

Ovo stvarno nije egocentrična knjiga. Potreba da iskoristim 50 slika iz svog života i poklonim Vam ih za svoj pedeseti rođendan, pre svega je posveta mojoj mami. Ona je umrla sa 47 godina i ostavila me, kako se to kaže „samog na ovom svetu“. Tada nisam mnogo razmišljao o njenim godinama, ali činilo mi se da je bila stara. Onda sam i ja napunio 47 godina i obreo se na Himalajima. Na putu ka baznom kampu na Anapurni, prošli smo pored vrha sa čudnim nazivom Mačapučare. Priča koju smo čuli ravna je bajkama koje smo slušali kao mali. Naime, tri Britanca pokušala su da se popnu 1957. ali ih je nešto zaustavilo na samo 50 m ispod vrha. O njihovim sudbinama postoje različite priče, ali od tada više nikom nije bilo dozvoljeno da se penje, jer je Mačapučare sveto mesto, gde borave duhovi umrlih Himalajaca. Mi nemamo planinu duhova, ali naši duhovi žive u nama i dokle god mi živimo oni imaju svoju planinu. Mislio sam tada da napišem knjigu, jer sam u godinama maminog odlaska imao pravu adrenalinsku avanturu koja me je duboko podsetila koliko je bilo života pred mamom. Međutim, knjiga se pojavljuje, pod imenom Plus tri, pre svega jer sam sada toliko stariji od mame, a i zbog toga što mi je trebalo vremena da shvatim da pedesete nisu starost i da se upravo zahvaljujući mami koja me je ovakvog rodila, ali i vaspitala osećam sposobnim da razumem ko sam to ja i šta sam ja u stvari do sada uradio. Da budem iskren – ja mislim da život u nekim stvarima tek sada počinje. Ne bih da pričam o svim planovima, ali pedesete su definitvno prava prekretnica. Navodno one predstavljaju sredovečnost, pod uslovom da čovek živi sto godina, što zvuči interesantno samo po sebi. Pošto je ovo knjiga puna citata, mislim da NIKAKO nije trenutak za misao Jana Andersona iz Džetro Tala „Isuviše star za Rock ‘n’ Roll: Isuviše mlad da umrem (Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die)“, već NAPROTIV za slavljenje života i druženje sa dragim ljudima.

Zbog knjige je i na naslovnoj strani sajta Mačapučare, kao i moja malenkost kako sedi na ivici glečera u Anapurna baznom kampu.

Plustri.com came after gift book written for all my friends who came to my 50th birthday. In order not to repeat myself I’ll take preface of the book.

This really is not self-centered book. Idea to take 50 pictures of my life and show them to you for my 50th birthday, first of all is a tribute to my mom. She died at 47 years and left me, as the people say “alone in this world.” I did not think much of her age, but it seemed to me that she was old. Then I turned 47 years old and found myself in the Himalayas. On the way to the Annapurna base camp, we passed the Peak with strange names Machapuchare. The story we learned is similar to the fairy tales we heard as a kids. The three British tried to climb in 1957. but something stopped them just 50 meters below the summit. There are different stories about their destinies, but since then no one was allowed to climb, because Machapuchare is holy place where souls of the dead Himalayan people reside. We don’t have the mountain of souls, but our souls live within us and as long as we live they have their Mountain. I thought then to write a book, because in the years of my mom I had an adrenaline adventure that it was deeply reminded me how many of life my mom missed. However, the book appears under the name plus three, mainly because I’m so much older than the mother, and because it took me a while to realize that in the fifties we are not old and thanks to the mom I am able to understand who I am and what I actually have done. To be honest – I think some things in life just now beginning. I do not like to talk about all the plans, but the fifties are definitely a turning point. Apparently this is called middle age, if it is counting that one life is hundred years long, which sounds interesting in itself. Because this is a book full of quotes, I think it is definitely not for a moment thought of Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull “Too Old To Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die” but rather a celebration of life and spending time with loved ones.

Because of this book on home page is Machapuchare and myself sitting on the edge of the glacier in the Annapurna base camp.