Excerpts from "The party" according to Octavio Paz, poet.
"Everything is an opportunity to meet, any pretext is good to interrupt the march of time and celebrate with celebrations and ceremonies men and events with their violent colors, sour and pure and their dances, ceremonies, fireworks, unusual costumes and the inexhaustible cascade of surprises ... time suspends his career, makes a stop and instead of pushing us towards a tomorrow always unattainable and liar, offers us a round and perfect present, dance and revelry ... Time ceases to be succession and it returns to be what it was, and is, originally: a present in which past and future are finally reconciled.
The party of the glorification of the human body.
Re-readng this quote, I don't think it emphasises 'living in the present' - especially in a Work sense - so much as it suggests an escape from reality. In that sense, it is related to the video of the carnival with all it's lights, colours and dancing. There is nothing wrong with going to enjoy a festival and seeing the show that they put on, but let's call a spade a spade here and not mix a celebration of the material and physical form to any kind of spiritual ideas. To me, being in the present means to be focused and self-aware in a moment, which you can do at any time, though I think it would be more difficult with all the lights and pizzaz of a carnival. If I were somewhere like in the video, I imagine it would be like the quote you posted suggests, you are taken away from 'real life' and into a fantasy.
Parties and celebrations are part of the people in all countries, and it is always convenient to remember that moods modify our frequencies.
Moods modify frequency, but so does believing a lie. I'd suggest to be careful not to identify so strongly. Imagine someone who does believe that the dancing and festivities are celebrations of the soul - it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for that person to then think that behaviour like we see at carnival is 'ok' because it's celebrating life right? Like the feminists would say, the women are empowered and celebrating their body so why not writhe around in underwear and feathers? An abundance of alcohol is celebrating plenty so why not drink to excess? I'm using extreme examples to make a point here, but can you see why not seeing something for what it really is can lead to errors of thinking?
The carnival party is like the carnival of life, Turgon.
If by that you mean a constant effort to distract oneself from reality then I would say for the most part, you are spot on.
No, Oxajil, I'm not being sarcastic IN ANY WAY.
I thought I was clear enough with the explanation given.
Well, no not really. If you want to make a point then it's helpful to explain what you are posting, why, and how the things relate to each other and to the theme of the forum. "I enjoy the carnival because.... here is a video showing what I enjoy about it.... I think that this relates to the Work because.... Here is a quote I feel is relevant because it describes....". That helps us to see more clearly what it is that you wish to share with us.
"... Inscribed in the orbit of the sacred, the feast is first and foremost the advent of the unusual, it is governed by special, exclusive rules that isolate and make it a day of exception, and with them a logic, a moral , and even an economy that often contradict those of every day.
Everything happens in an enchanted world: time is another time (located in a mythical past or in a pure present), the space in which it is verified changes its appearance, it detaches itself from the rest of the earth, decorates itself and becomes a "party place" (in general, special or unfrequented places are chosen), the characters that intervene abandon their human or social trait and become alive, although
ephemeral , representations, and everything happens as if it were not true, as in dreams, whatever happens, our actions have greater lightness, a different severity: they assume different meanings and we contract with them singular responsibilities.
We lighten our burden of time and reason." (Google Translation)
This definitely describes illusion to me - far from being present.
What I'm seeing is that this thread NOW is getting more confusing.
I was confused from the start. Posting a quote without much explanation, writing about "glorifying the human body", then sharing a video where the thumbnail is an almost naked woman is very confusing.
lainey said:
"... Caballero reyes, I don't think you need to proclaim that we don't know what we are talking about in capital letters, I find that a bit strange".
you're right lainey, it's shocking to see those letters that stand out but my computer has difficulty putting the sentences in bold.
I probably didn't explain myself very well, whether it was in all caps or bold, I think that what you were saying came across as a bit rude. I couldn't imagine coming along to the forum, creating a thread expressing my opinion, then when other members gently offer other points of view contrary to my belief then going on to say "well you must be ignorant of the truth or you have forgotten" instead of questioning whether I was indeed correct or not - that is what I found strange.
- so this way of presenting "beautiful" 
