800 años del nacimiento de Santo Tomás de Aquino, convencionalizado como el 28 de enero de 1225. Figura capital en la filosofía, no sólo cristiana, en cuyos argumentos se mantiene gran parte de la racionalidad de esa fe, aunque parezca paradójico decirlo así. Estemos o no de acuerdo, sigamos o no su apología, Tomás de Aquino es un innegable pensador. Me pareció interesante dedicarle una microficción.

Anduve por tantas ciudades europeas, de una abadía o convento a otro, en varias universidades. En ellas impartí mis conocimientos y razonamientos filosóficos. Sí, razonamientos, pues pensé que no bastaba la fe. Me formé en la lógica del gran maestro de la filosofía, Aristóteles. Por ello, me han acusado de haber contaminado la fe cristiana con principios paganos. El “Peripatético”, como lo apodaron, tuvo una pre-visión teológica, la cual seguí para mis propuestas teológicas, condensadas en las llamadas “cinco vías”.

Siempre busqué a Dios, desde mi infancia, y quise dedicarme a su servicio, aunque mi familia se opusiera. No fui un místico, pero al final tuve revelaciones que marcaron los últimos años de mi vida. Fui un pensador, un filósofo (“Doctor de la Iglesia”, me nombraron), que indagó y propuso ideas que sostuvieran ante los “gentiles” la existencia de Dios, para lo cual seguí al maestro estagirita: el primer motor, la causa eficiente, el ser necesario, la perfección, el ser inteligente que gobierna al mundo.

Me opuse a autoridades de mi época, e incluso fui censurado y perseguido. Creí en lo que expuse y lo defendí. Quizás en la creciente ola de descreimiento y desesperanza que prosperó en los siglos posteriores, Dios no signifique nada para muchos. Yo nací y morí con su huella en el corazón.

Referencias | References:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1s_de_Aquino
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas

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The footprint of God (microfiction for Thomas Aquinas)

800 years since the birth of Saint Thomas Aquinas, conventionalized as January 28, 1225. A key figure in philosophy, not only Christian, whose propositions maintain a large part of the rationality of that faith, although it may seem paradoxical to say so. Whether we agree or not, whether we follow his apology or not, Thomas Aquinas is an undeniable thinker. I thought it would be interesting to dedicate a microfiction to him.

I traveled through many European cities, from one abbey or convent to another, in several universities. In them I imparted my knowledge and philosophical reasoning. Yes, reasoning, because I thought that faith was not enough. I was trained in the logic of the great master of philosophy, Aristotle. For this reason, I have been accused of having contaminated the Christian faith with pagan principles. The “Peripatetic,” as he was nicknamed, had a theological foresight, which I followed for my theological proposals, condensed in the so-called “five ways”.
I always sought God, since my childhood, and I wanted to dedicate myself to his service, even though my family was opposed. I was not a mystic, even though in the end I had revelations that marked the last years of my life. I was a thinker, a philosopher (“Doctor of the Church,” they named me) who investigated and proposed ideas that would support the existence of God before the “gentiles,” for which I followed the Stagirite master: the first motor, the efficient cause, the necessary being, perfection, the intelligent being that governs the world.
I opposed authorities of my time, and was even censored and persecuted. I believed in what I expounded and defended it. Perhaps in the rising tide of disbelief and despair that has flourished in the centuries since then, God has no meaning for many. I was born and died with his imprint on my heart.

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