Escribir es un hábito que gracias a Dios he cultivado desde que era un niño. Mi padre fue un hombre muy estricto para todo y en especial en lo que se refería a nuestra educación, él mismo nos enseñó a leer y escribir a mis hermanos y a mi, , pero más adelante ya fue cosa mía tomar este hábito incluso como pasatiempo. Cuando era muy joven me gustaba escribir poemas en trozos de papel y más adelante también escribí cartas para los amigos que estaban en España y Francia. Todos me decían (y me dicen aún hoy en día) que tengo una hermosa letra, y la verdad es que sea verdad o no, creo que le debo mi estilo de escritura a las largas sesiones de caligrafía que tuve en la escuela,. En ese entonces los profesores hacían mucho énfasis en sostener el lápiz o bolígrafo de forma correcta y seguir los trazos de forma definida.

Writing is a habit I've cultivated since childhood, thank God. My father was very strict about everything, especially our education. He taught my siblings and me to read and write himself, but later on, it was up to me to take up the habit, even as a hobby. When I was very young, I liked to write poems on scraps of paper, and later I also wrote letters to friends in Spain and France. Everyone told me (and still tells me today) that I have beautiful handwriting, and whether that's true or not, I think I owe my writing style to the long calligraphy sessions I had at school. Back then, the teachers emphasized holding the pencil or pen correctly and following the strokes clearly.

I also wrote poems and letters to my wife, who was my girlfriend at the time, and I truly regret that modern technology has completely displaced this personal and intimate practice. I think that handwriting reveals a bit of your personality in every stroke, which is why I consider it so personal; it requires effort, dedication, and precision. For this reason, I've never lost the habit. In fact, on family birthdays, I always take a pen and paper and dedicate myself to writing down my best wishes and feelings for my wife and daughters, and they always tell me they appreciate that about me, that it's something they value more than any gift they could buy in a store.

I also like to keep a personal diary. I don't write specifically every day, but I like to write down important dates and record any events that I consider relevant. It's like a kind of "memoir" that I like to keep as a reminder of the experiences I've had over time. It's what I definitely consider an enriching experience for me.

I truly urge the youth, today's generation, not to let this beautiful habit die out, because not only will they preserve a tangible memory of their time on this earth, but it will be beneficial in every way: they will develop fine motor skills (hands, fingers, and wrists) and also improve their spelling. I also invite you to join this wonderful #hiveargentina initiative.

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