Epílogo "Tendrás que pensártelo"

What an enriching experience this has been! I've reflected a lot on many things... and learned a lot! First of all, I'm in charge of my life: nobody can't decide for me, I have this responsibility (luckily :-)!) As Bob Marley says in a famous song
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery
none but ourselves can free our minds
So whether we like it or not, we're in charge of making decisions... Sometimes we're right and soetimes we're wrong, it's within us to take a few minutes and reflect about what we do so as to learn from those mistakes we make...
I leave this link for everybody as a gift, hope you enjoy yourselves!! http://www.alanis.com/

Feeling alive is great: sometimes it's not the best moment, but once we get over, it's worth it!!

Long and wonderful life for all of you!!!

Elecciones Generales

Politics and Ethics...(sigh) what a difficult topic! How to consider this in the society we live in, where a political campaign is based on discrediting one another, where politicians make promises they never fullfil? Is there room for Ethics? In my opinion, Ethics is the answer...
Saveter wonders what's the best political organization in order to achieve a good life and proposes different aspects to take into account: freedom and the responsibility that being free entails; being fair, which encompases recognising everybody's dignity and, therefore, recognising each other as unique; and the ability to empathise and help those who are needed but in a way that still considers them free and worthy.
What about our country? What about the people we vote for? Have we ever thought about these aspects when deciding on who to vote? Are we free to choose and use this freedom in a resposible way? (once more, I sigh...)
A good political organization should consider the abovementioned aspects... should strive for real equality and toleration. I once read a comic strip from an American newspaper that read "Patriotism means no questions..." how wrong this is! It's high time we questioned every single thing we do!!!

Tanto Gusto

Having a good life (or trying to live one!) implies satisfying our bodies. When the majority of people talk about inmoral behaviour they refer, most of the times, to sex. What is hidden behind this prejudice is the fear that most of us, as society, have regarding pleasure: we live in a society that is so focused on working so as to get whatever the market has to sell that we forget about having pleasure (and trying to find pleasure!) in what we do. Hedonism is a four-letter-word!! When we do something "because we like it," "for the sake of it" society looks down on us... well, not all of the society, but mostly puritans, people who believe that it is through suffering that we are going to have a good life.
Living a good life entails, then, finding pleasure in all the things we do. Enjoying what we do everyday. Not using pleasure as a way of avoiding life, of running away whenever we can't face the consequences of what we do... Pleasure is supposed to enrich our lives, to make it spicy, to make us happy... So, next time you feel guilty because you're having the time of your life and, on the other hand, you should be seeing to your never-ending list of "things I have to do today," relax and ENJOY!