Drains and radiators

"CICERO"

There are some people you meet in life who are drains....who exhaust you in their company,who take your energy and sap you dry.....

 

Now there are other`s who come into your life who are radiators.....who fill you with a glow that lets you know that everything in that moment is good, who leaves you with warmth when you have been touched by their company.

 

...you my friend ,are a radiator ...thank you for letting me in to sit comfortably in your warmth.

Author's Note

This i would like to dedicate to my friend Captain Hook x

Reviews

[James Hanna-Magill]

Dear Katriver

As you start to add to your portfolio, I thought I should try and help, as you are new to this site.

The best I can do for now is to read and review more of your writing, not in detail but rather more in overview to help you as writer by demonstrating the overall impact on me as a single reader.

It is a habit of mine these days as I have well over 900 read requests to direct my attention to those who are new to the site by way of welcome and encouragement or those others who have been here much longer and who seek mutual support with me in reviewing and being reviewed.

A few high level comments on your piece:

1) It is a point I often make in review but worth repeating here.

A writer may think he or she has an audience.

But rather they have instead an intimate conversation with one reader at a time, the one who reads your words on a screen or in book form.

2) Standing right back from the text and making my first generic comment I would say the following:

There is clearly a moral person or a philosopher behind the words who has a point to make based on their own life experience, the benefit of which has much offer us all.

3) You use 'Cicero' as a point of reference. Whatever my linguistic background and having read Cicero often, the precise reference you seek to make here to one of his aphorisms, I cannot exactly trace. Put that down to old age on my part!

But there is one from memory of Marcus Tullius Cicero which springs to mind in the context or your piece, though not completely apposite:

'The rule of friendship means there should be mutual sympathy between them, each supplying what the other lacks and trying to benefit the other, always using friendly and sincere words'

4) Paralleling that quote with your piece, I see you as setting side by side, by way of contrast, those of our fellows who are selfish, using 'drains' with others who are selfless giving 'radiators'

By way of personal reaction, I entirely concur with your sentiment.

5) Ultimately to follow your allusion further the world of the user is a cold heartless one whilst that of givers is full of warmth and comfort in all sharing.

Moreover with giving comes healing, whilst in using only harm can result.

6) Overview: I personally ascribe to the philosophy of the piece and find it well expressed in its allusion.

More please!

Your friend

James Hanna-Magill

[katriver]

Thank you for taking the time to review James.

It is only a short piece but loaded with sincerity.

The Marcus Tullius Cicero referance you make is perfect ,thank you ...


" A friend is ,as it were ,a second self" ...Marcus Tullius Cicero

[James Hanna-Magill]

Thank you for that. How appropriate a notion! In all sincerity, James

[katriver]

You are very welcome James.

[Jack...]

This is very cool, but working with cars, radiator through me off for a minute, but I understood by the end. Very nice.

[katriver]

lol! yes Jack get your head out from under the bonnet and get back in the room :)
Glad you enjoyed it .
Katriver

[Leslie Philibert]

I would describe this as a prose/poem or a prose fragment with a strong central image, to be more exact almost a dialectical theme with two everyday objects that transport the message in an excellent fashion, a piece of writing that I enjoy...

[katriver]

Thank you Leslie for taking the time to read and comment,i am so glad it had the intended affect.read moreThank you Leslie for taking the time to read and comment,i am so glad it had the intended affect.

Katriver :)

[Baby Ricochet]

This is really beautiful man

[katriver]

Thank you Baby Ricochet..i`m glad you think so :)