Guatemala y yo

La situacion por la que atraviesa nuestro pais actualmente requiere mas que simplemente REPETIR LAS QUEJAS DE LOS DEMAS. Requiere toda nuestra atencion y compromiso.

No podemos seguir dividiendonos entre ricos y pobres, entre indigenas y ladinos, entre los de derecha e izquierda... La division no nos llevara a ningun lado. Guatemala nos pertenece a todos y TODOS SOMOS RESPONSABLES LOS UNOS DE LOS OTROS: no podemos seguir ignorand...o los sufrimientos ajenos.

Esto significa que no podemos encerrarnos en nuestra burbuja y preocuparnos solo por nuestro bienestar: BUSQUEMOS EL BIENESTAR DE TODA LA NACION. Al fin y al cabo, la prosperidad de uno depende del otro.

Esta es una invitacion a que se involucren con toda su fuerza y con todo su intelecto en los procesos que hoy ocurren en nuestra nacion. ESTA ES UNA INVITACION PARA QUE ACTUEMOS DE UNA MANERA INFORMADA. De nada sirve criticar a los politicos si no creamos alternativas basadas en entendimiento claro de la situacion.

Especificamente que hacer, la verdad no se, pero mientras sigamos ignorando nuestra responsabilidad no vamos a lograr responder esta pregunta. Y en cierta forma cada uno tiene un papel distinto, dependiendo de donde te encuentras y quien eres.

En lo personal creo que INFORMARNOS DE LOS DISTINTOS ACONTECIMIENTOS Y PUNTOS DE VISTA es un buen punto de partida. Pero no se conformen solo con lo que dicen los medios, hay muchas mas voces que necesitan ser escuchadas.

Usemos los medios sociales para comenzar discusiones, para compartir informacion, para conocernos, para escucharnos, para unirnos encontra de nuestro verdadero enemigo: LA DIVISION Y LA CORRUPCION. No somos enemigos unos de otros si tenemos la misma meta: una mejor Guatemala para todos.

(Y no se quejen por la falta de tildes, pero es que este teclado me la pone dificil... ademas, ese no es el punto!)

Adventurous Spirit

"Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future."
--Chris McCandless

Just a little ago I read the book "Into the Wild" and I've been showing the movie to a lots of friends 'cause I love the story. It's based on the last 2 years of Chris McCandless' life, who after graduating from Emory College decides to go and live very radically: all by himself, without money or many possessions, just traveling around the United States.

Anyway, this post is not to review the book/movie so if you wanna know more you can use Wikipedia or if you ask me I might answer. This is post is to talk about the "Adventurous Spirit" inside of us.

I mean, I feel this unrest inside myself, a discontent with my life and the limits I have set for it and I want more. And it's not like I have never left my home town or tried new stuff. If you know me you know that I've been studying abroad for 3 years now. I came to the States without knowing anyone and till now I've made a few great friends and I know a lot of people. I haven't travel that much, and that's something that I definitely want to do more. 'Cause the more I've been learning about the world, whether in class, thru books or thru friends, the more I want to learn and experience personally.

I also think about "The Hobbit"--another great book that if you haven't read you should 'cause I wont go into details here--and I want an experience like Bilbo's. I want to set out to lands unknown, with people I know nothing about and I want to let that experience change me and make me grow and realize my full potential. And at the same time I wanna give something back to this world.

Yea, my spirit is not only dissatisfied 'cause I want more but because I want to give more. I feel like there's so much in me that I've been keeping just to myself... I wanna let it out, I wanna give it all. I really want to serve others in love; feel like I'm not selfish but that I'm being one with the world and those around me. I wanna take part in the suffering of those who mourn and I want to be part of their relief. And I also want to take part of the joy of those who celebrate life, love and friendship--'cause there is so much to be thankful for everyday!!

I want to... my spirit longs for... my heart is aching for more.

But what does it take? How do I obtain more and satisfy my soul?

I guess it starts with commitment and determination... but to what? I don't know exactly. I'm in that search right now. And it seems like I've been in this spot before and I just wander a lot and come back to the same place. But whatever... as long as I've enjoyed where I've been to and feel like I've grown at least a little, I guess it's cool. The search continues and I'm not the same as before.

I feel like singing now as Eddie Vedder did...

"Sure as I am breathing
Sure as I'm sad
I'll keep this wisdom in my flesh
I leave here believing more than I had
And there's a reason I'll be
A reason I'll be back"
--(Eddie Vedder, No Ceiling, Into The Wild)