Someone asked me on WhatsApp from the other side of the world:
-And how was your year?
What a question to evaluate and answer, I thought. I just started weighing up yesterday and today. Every day of the year. I made a list on a piece of paper: on one side, the happy days; On the other side I write the sad or negative ones. I stared at the paper and analyzed it for several minutes. Then the question came to me: What was the most important thing? And one more thing: what should you thank for and why?
I looked at the list again and the happy moments seemed to predominate. Then I observed the small group of sad days (which also teach us).
Everything was in limbo, waiting to be concluded: work, health, affections, dreams, projects, farewells, fears, duels.
The answer to my interlocutor was:
– The most important thing and what I have to thank the most this year is “time”. Because without him I would never have experienced my entire list of happy and sad things.
Time is the most precious and equitable commodity in our lives. It is what allows us the existence of memories, projects and dreams. “Time” promises us a tomorrow. It gives us the strength and spirit we need to overcome both the positive and negative things in our lives. Some enjoy it; others let it escape.
Omar Achear omarachear@gmail.com
At the end of the year, it would be good to remember that the most valuable thing in life cannot be bought or sold: love, meeting our loved ones and family unity give meaning to these celebrations. May there be no lack of bread on the Argentine table and may peace and sincere affection reign. It’s the best thing that can happen to us this holiday season as we prepare for the New Year.
Patrick Oschlies poschlies@yahoo.com.ar
How can there be wars? How can it be that there are people who subordinate their will to that of another who commands them and commit the worst sin of killing their fellow human beings? How can it be that the monstrosity of the accumulated weapons is bringing us to the brink of extinction of humanity at the satanic mercy of psychopaths who possess an unprecedented level of misanthropy on a global scale? Celebrations, the current ones, which should focus on the salvation of charity – and without falling into any religion – because such an idea is the logical conclusion in this gifted transit, the short life on this blessed planet. How much is missing from human evolution! May only common sense enlighten as many of our fellow human beings as possible and spare us this responsibility of living together with others.
Hector Cuadrado hectorcuadrado@yahoo.com
I was born in San Nicolás and have lived in La Plata for more than 50 years. As an Estudiantes fan, I went to San Nicolás to watch the final against Platense. It seems absurd to me to move a final of this caliber inland (it was absolutely more absurd to travel to Santiago del Estero for the final against Racing). Although economically worthwhile for the host city, it is a bargain and exposes thousands of people to enormous costs and risks on the terrible intercity routes. If this game is not played in natural venues such as Racing or Vélez with greater capacity, organizational experience and without crowds of spectators on the tracks, it may be due to organizational problems, since the rivals meet just a few days before the final. But no… they choose Santiago, more than 1,000 km from Avellaneda or La Plata, ridiculous for its remoteness for anyone who would have made it to the final. San Nicolás, closer, but with a small, unfinished stadium (the toilets are unfortunate), no parking and no police or municipal regulations for vehicles. I say this with the deep pain of a Nicoleño. Thanks to the Platense and Estudiantes fans there were no problems. Between AFA, Aprevide and the provincial police they are killing football.
Nahuel Aramburu nvaramburu@gmail.com
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