Last week I watched "Cafè Sospeso," which I strongly recommend. It's hard to say what my favorite movie is. I think it's the same crazy question as "What is your favorite book?" So, unless the movie is a piece of shit, I used to say: "The best is the last one."
The right question might be: which movie could you watch again? It's an old one called Dead Poets Society. Ah — and Forrest Gump and Cast Away. Do you want to know the meaning of "sospeso" and how it works? It's quite simple: just prepay a coffee and the cafeteria will choose who gets it. For free. Some places just put the receipt inside a box; others put it on a kind of list.
It's not common here in Brazil.
Additionally, as a heavy coffee drinker, I've never seen it before in all my life. First, pay attention: you must believe, without any doubt, that "your" coffee will be given away for free. It's impossible to check whether the cafeteria will keep its promise. So, no trust, no "cafe sospeso." One step further: you must believe in the store's sense of judgment. If the rich guy forgot his wallet, is that okay? If the beggar asks for one, is that okay?
So, just pay and forget it. Just go.
Just keep walking, because if you prepaid a coffee and became obsessively concerned, you gave yourself a problem, not a "cafe sospeso." I used to make my coffee with my little Italian coffee machine. Marília Mendonça passed away two days ago in a small plane crash. My condolences to all the victims' relatives. There were five people on board. It's a huge tragedy. I'm listening to her songs right now. One night, some time ago, I was randomly listening to Spotify when it played a beautiful song. I was hearing Marília Mendonça for the first time. Her life was suspended, but she won't die completely. Her legacy is huge.
Yesterday I watched her interviews and shows, and I found lovely songs unknown to me. Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain all died at 27. Marília Mendonça at 26. Yes, it was a tragic plane crash, but even so, too early. Singers and composers like them don't die; they just have their lives suspended. The "Queen of Sorrow" — her songs are beautiful, her voice soft and intense.
"Which is my favorite Marília song?" That's what I'm listening to right now: "Forget Me If You Can."
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