KISS BLOG IDEAS: WEEK #173/ To be like the ship that is rocked by the sea...
To be like the ship that is rocked by the sea...
These days I was reading a phrase that surely many of you know: “We are what we do”; being is equal to doing: an alienating maxim very much in line with our hyper-productive societies and that to be honest: it burns my brain.
Since I was a child, my parents encouraged in me the idea that I had to be “in everything”: At school I was in the Bolivarian society, in soccer, in dance and even in the Catholic girls' committee. The more things you did, “the more you would be taken into account”, my parents affirmed as if super-exposure and super-production were requirements for not being invisible to others.
It is no secret to anyone that we live in a world where the predominant values are materialism, selfishness, speed, performance, unnecessary consumption, opulence, but my new vision of the world and especially the vision I have of myself, have made me rebel against these patterns that rather than seeking the welfare of people, seek their exploitation, competition among ourselves, dehumanize us.
I think less about the self and try to be more empathetic to the needs of others. I am not above anyone. Life is not a competition of egos to see who has more, who has more medals, who is more productive. The selfishness of accumulation can cause us to carry very heavy burdens. Medals weigh, as do surnames and some dreams, especially if they are not yours.
Likewise, I used to say: “This is for yesterday”. Speed and speed were part of my routine. I used to boast of being able to do a thousand things at the same time: no lie, I looked like a stacking cart. But now I give more value to calmness, to stop in things, to savor them, to observe them, to know them, to give me and give them their time. For example, I used to write many stories a day; now, just as the baker waits for the yeast to work its magic on the dough, so I wait for the stories to rest, to grow.
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We might be similar now, but we were so unlike compared to the younger you Nancy! I did everything not to rub shoulders with people from the same industry unless I was working with them. Funnily enough people that used to volunteer for courses and seminars we found were the ones that could not do engineering. They became professionals at doing anything but their job! I hope that you are enjoying the first week of holidays. Here the kids go back to school next week after the summer holidays! A relaxed holiday hug Nancy.
I think it is very normal in our schools to instill competition in us. You excelled by being the best or by being the worst. And my parents, who didn't study or didn't go to college or get a degree, saw how I could achieve what they couldn't and demanded a lot from me. Now I take life with lemonade: relaxed and slowly. hahaha. I hope you had a great hydrotherapy Thursday. A hug with lots of energy, Ed!
Hehe well I know you are the best and were the best in or out of college! Thank you I enjoyed that energy hug Nancy :)
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Thank you very much for your support, friends. Many blessings.🌻🌻
Hello Nancy, I applaud your embrace of simplicity and calm. That competitive urge to be everywhere often leads to the feeling of having truly been nowhere. Sending you a hug… each day I grow more aware that I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself.
That's right, my friend. Once we accept that, life becomes more peaceful. It's a shame that many of us discover this too late. But as long as we're alive, it's not late. Hugs.🫂🌺