"Dancing A Sad Thought" from KGB Bar Reader. Includes paraphrase and personal commentary on the work.

Dancing a sad thought
Not always people can have a correct opinion for something they haven't already tried or felt. I got impression here in Romania, which is a beautiful town where you can find a lot of different things to do. I come from small town, and ever since I started my studies here, I was pushed by my mother to go to an opera, theater, or a ballet. I will not have the opportunity to enjoy such things in my small town, where performances like these are not organized, so I should take that chance now; as my mother say so. She thinks people should pay more attention to things like…