Julia Hartwig

Demand It Courageously

by Julia Hartwig

Make some room for yourself, human animal.
Even a dog jostles about on his master's lap to
improve his position. And when he needs space he
runs forward, without paying attention to commands
or calls.

If you didn't manage to receive freedom as a gift,
demand it as courageously as bread and meat.
Make some room for yourself, human pride and
dignity.

The Czech writer Hrabal said:
I have as much freedom as I take.

- Julia Hartwig, In Praise of the Unfinished.