Prag(ue)

The literal and mystical meaning of the word "prag" (doorstep, threshold) in Slavic languages

In all Slavic languages, the word “prag” (doorstep) has the same basic meaning. It refers to a wooden beam or board made of wood, stone or metal that is located on the underside of the door and over which one crosses when entering the room. The “prag” (doorstep) thus physically separates the inner space from the outer and creates a symbolic, mystical boundary that separates the safe home from the outer world ruled by unknown forces. In the literal sense, the word “prag” threshold also means the beginning or the limit, the end value. So we have our tolerance threshold or pain threshold, while we are on the threshold of success or on the threshold of victory. The wooden or concrete support on which the rails are placed is also called a “prag” (railway sleepers). For us, people from the edge, coming from completely destroyed and arrogant societies, the city of Prague really represents the threshold at the entrance, we go from unrest, carelessness and chaos, in Prague, to steady, unbroken, sincere and uncorrupted.

Vrata. Često posmatram vrata u mjestima kojima prolazim. Ulazna vrata ili izlazna. Glavna ili sporedna. Gotovo sve kulture imaju priču o tom mjestu, tački prolaza iz koje se ulazi u dom ili iz njega izlazi. Trenutak kada “prolazimo” iz spoljašnje atmosfere u onu unutrašnju, iz jedne i neomeđene dimenzije u drugu, omeđenu. Prolazak kroz portu ili vrata tako postaje gest transformacije i prilagođavanja. Prolazak kroz život takođe je transformacija i prilagođavanje. Neminovno je da prolazeći (kroz život) kao svojevrsnu idejnu portu i mi prolazimo, prelazeći, idejno, i transformišući se u nešto, nadam se, bolje. Bolju verziju sebe.