Acting on desire will likely mess up things, big time. Should we give up desiring then?
Tag: life
The unavoidable entincement of the monastic life / La atracción ineludible de la vida monástica
Break away from the world and join a spiritual community! The perfect solution? Nah…
Going away, for now / Con la música a otra parte
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal…. A time to be born, and a time to die” . Eccleciastes.
A momentous decision / Una decisión crucial
Twenty years ago, we said: “no more” and so we left the homeland. Venezuela has not changed much since then, I am afraid. And now the country faces yet another set of problems.
Calculated risks / Riesgos calculados
“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first” ~Frederick B. Wilcox
Going and returning / Ir y venir
“There is nothing that involves only going without returning. It is the nature of Heaven and Earth. Where there is going, there also must be returning” – I Ching.
From an uncle’s perspective / Desde la perspectiva de un tío
Nephews and nieces are nothing but pure joy… So, thank you, siblings!
The way to a man’s heart / El camino al corazón
Love and food may just be the same thing.
Tick-tock goes the clock
“The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time. Our inner lives are eternal, which is to say that our spirits remain as youthful and vigorous as when we were in full bloom.” Love in the time of cholera. Gabriel García Márquez.
One more sunset / Una puesta de sol más
Sundown at “El Camellón”, Santa Marta, Colombia (1993) (English version follows below) Mientras transito por la iconica “Sunset Boulevard” de … More
