Al finalizar el mes de noviembre y terminar nuestro ciclo lectivo, volvemos a despedirnos de los estudiantes de ingles y lectores de esta columna. Terminamos asi nuestro tercer año consecutivo en La autentica defensa, y ya estamos ansiosas por comenzar el cuarto!
Pero para esta despedida tenemos reservado un mensaje al corazon, que veniamos guardando desde hace tiempo para esta oportunidad. Recibimos este texto hace un tiempo y en cuanto lo leimos, quisimos compartirlo con nuestros lectores, y este nos parecio el mejor momento.
The keepers
I grew up with practical parents--a Mother, who washed aluminum foil after she cooked in it, then reused it. She was the original recycle queen, before they had a name for it. A Father, who was happier getting old shoes fixed than buying new ones. Their marriage was good,their dreams focused.
Their friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now. It was the time for fixing things -- a curtain rod, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that fixing, reheating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there´d always be more. But then my Mother died, and on that clear summer´s night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn´t any ´more´.
Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away...never to return.
So........while we have it........it´s best we love it......... and care for it.........and fix it when it´s broken......... and heal it when it´s sick. This is true...........for
marriage.........and old cars..........and children with bad report cards.........and dogs with bad hips.......... aging parents..........and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.
Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away--or--a classmate we grew up with. There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special....and so, we keep them close!
Buen mensaje para despedirnos! Nos veremos nuevamente en marzo 2004, cuando volvamos a las clases! De cualquier manera, nos gustaria seguir recibiendo sus comentarios o sugerencias a nuestra direccion de email: escargentina@hotmail.com
