Whenever I meet J. Cano I know he’ll be carrying some gadgets of extremely high value. Last time, he was carrying a tiny cute drawing pad from which he instantly uploads his scrawl. I can’t forget the first time I saw an iMac computer coming out of his dusty backpack, or a brand-new Lacie hard drive stuffed with keywords for every software ever known, or that remote to watch the movies on my computer from a certain distance. Yeah, J. is sort of a tech fan, but the best treasures he keeps on bringing are doubtlessly his metaphors.
“Life is like a movie.” “Don’t give me that cause I’ve heard it before!” “Hey, hey, hold on: life is like a movie but not everyone likes the same films, also people watch them on different devices, some on television, some others on laptops, and you of course, can find the case of those who have never watched a movie or, even worse, who don’t like movies at all.” “Ok, life is like a movie and it happens that you coincidentally love going to the theater, ok.” “You are right but wait and listen, there is something I have to admit, I love going to the movies all by myself. You take your bike, you rush like hell, you get the ticket with two minutes remaining to begin and you enjoy the full thing with your 6 senses.” “Got it, I accept your simile, you can go ahead.” “The key here is, whatever your taste is, drama, comedy, action, suspense… you better be able to enjoy that kind of cinema alone in the first place.” “You mean to say that you need to know your preferences well?” “That’s first, Carmen, that’s first” “Ok, agreeing so far. Next.” “The problem occurs when people need to watch the movies in groups, in trios, or, even worse, in a pair!” “Uh-oh, caught you.” “That is when the mess appears.” “No doubt.” “But let’s suppose you are already able to enjoy the movie by yourself. Only and unless that’s the case, let’s say that you could go to the theater with someone else.” “Amen.” “But again problems are coming up when after the session you find out your partner has seen a totally different show.” ”Did she got into some other cinema room by mistake? ” “Nope, but she understood the story in a totally opposite way. I saw a thriller, she saw a comedy, I saw ‘Blade Runner’, she saw ‘Dirty dancing’.” “My friend, I have to tell you, you are a master in figurative expression.”
