I considered it an achievement, for someone of my background, to be able to sit quietly in a plaza and do absolutely nothing. When I lived in Mexico I had the time for such a worthwhile activity. Sitting in the plaza I had the time to think about the really important things, such as the differences between morning sunshine and afternoon sun-shine. I would often stay long enough in the plaza to observe' the movement of the shadows. Sometimes I stayed long enough to perceive the temperature change as the sun dropped lower in the sky.*It was in Mexico that I stopped wearing a watch. One day I took it off and never put it on again.
Kenneth Gangemi, The Volcanoes from Puebla






