Spanish philosopher Marina Garcés maintains, and with good reason, that we humans have renounced (abdicated, I would say) our responsibility to be and become better. In other words, we have renounced to the future, or, if you prefer, we no longer seek to expand our consciousness or our experiences.
Blog posts November 2020
¿Hemos alcanzado los humanos nuestra máxima capacidad de procesamiento?
La filósofa española Marina Garcés sostiene, y con toda razón, que los humanos de nuestra época hemos renunciado (abdicado, diría yo) a nuestra responsabilidad de ser mejores. Dicho de otra manera, hemos renunciado al futuro, o, si se prefiere, ya no buscamos expandir ni nuestra consciencia ni nuest…
Time to give thanks to our fate, and not for our friends?
The famous Thanksgiving Day is celebrated this week in the United States and, leaving aside any explanation about its origins and customs, it is clear that this year an element of that celebration has changed: Latinos no longer give thanks to God or for their friends. Actually, they do, but not at t…
¿Momento de darle gracias al destino, pero no por los amigos?
Se celebra esta semana en Estados Unidos el famoso Día de Acción de Gracias y, dejando de lado toda explicación sobre sus orígenes y costumbres, queda claro que este año un elemento de esa celebración ha cambiado: los latinos en Estados Unidos ya no le dan gracias a Dios ni dan gracias por sus amigo…
“You are a legend in this city”, they told me. They are wrong.
Recently, at the end of a presentation on community issues, a participant told me: "You are a legend in this city." Although I appreciate the kind words of that participant, the error of that appreciation is not only obvious, but serious: I am not a legend, nor do I pretend to be it. But that senten…
“Tú eres una leyenda en esta ciudad”, me dijeron (obviamente en grave error)
Recientemente, al final de una presentación sobre temas comunitarios, una de las participantes me dijo: âTú eres una leyenda en esta ciudadâ. Aunque aprecio las amables palabras de esa participante, el error de esa apreciación no solamente es obvio, sino grave: no soy una leyenda ni pretendo ser…
“You can only see the moon at night” and other falsehoods I learned as a child
As a child I learned that, just as the sun is only seen during the day, the moon is only seen at night. Until one day when I went to the backyard to enjoy the sunshine and, when I looked up, I saw the moon. What I had been taught (even unintentionally) was patently false, but that was not my first t…
“You can only see the moon at night” and other falsehoods I learned as a child
As a child I learned that, just as the sun is only seen during the day, the moon is only seen at night. Until one day when I went to the backyard to enjoy the sunshine and, when I looked up, I saw the moon. What I had been taught (even unintentionally) was patently false, but that was not my first t…
“La luna sólo se ve de noche” y otras falsedades que aprendí de niño
De niño aprendí que, así como el sol solamente se ve de día, la luna solamente se ve por la noche. Hasta que un día, con pleno sol, salí al patio de la casa, miré hacia arriba y allí estaba la luna. Lo que me habían enseñado (incluso inintencionalmente) era patentemente falso, pero no fue eso lo pri…
Maria walked 2700 miles through four countries. But that’s not the story
Maria (the name and the story are real) worked her entire life as a teacher in her native Central America. But work did not generate the minimum income to meet the basic needs of life. So, one day, she decided to do the unthinkable: walk from her city to the United States. But that's not the story.
…Maria walked 2700 miles through four countries. But that’s not the story
Maria (the name and the story are real) worked her entire life as a teacher in her native Central America. But work did not generate the minimum income to meet the basic needs of life. So, one day, she decided to do the unthinkable: walk from her city to the United States. But that's not the story.
María caminó 4300 kilómetros a través de cuatro países. Pero esa no es la historia
María (el nombre y la historia son reales) trabajó toda su vida como maestra en su país natal en América Central. Pero el trabajo no le generaba los ingresos mínimos como para satisfacer las necesidades básicas de la vida. Por eso, un día, se decidió a hacer lo impensable: caminar desde su ciudad ha…
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