Chiitan, the hero of border-crossing by Kevin Kavanagh

 

Chiitan questions, in a light-hearted humorous and sometimes hilarious way, the borders between childhood, adulthood and old age ; between what is and is not the done thing ; between reason and folly ; between social classes ; between possibility and impossibility. 

Chiitan crosses the borders between conventional life and free life, between solitude and togetherness, between self-centredness and an outgoing approach to life at large.

In its silent promotion of the carefree life, the love of life, the love of fantasy and fun-making and risk-taking, the experience of all spaces as fields for playing, sharing and expanding the heart and the soul, Chiitan crosses all borders, including those that divide and separate the countries with their particular ways of life, uses and customs, languages, religions, beliefs and habits.

I do not know if Chiitan and its team are aware of what they do, but it seems to me obvious that they promote general border-crossing, they rise above particular limits and limitations and sing a silent praise of a world of universal love and freedom.

Chiitan is the hero of border-crossing, he is the brother of all, a creator of universal love.

-Kevin Kavanagh

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