I came here tonight...
and I didn't know what to expect.
I've seen a lot of people hating me...
and I didn't know...
what to feel about that, so...
I guess I didn't like you much either.
During this fight...
I seen a lot of changing:
the way you felt about me...
and the way I felt about you.
In here...
there were two guys...
killing each other.
But I guess that's better than million.
What I'm trying to say is...
if I can change...
and you can change...
everybody can change!
Change and Coherence
We want change, that's part of the human nature. We are constantly changing and always have the intention to improve. We all want a better world, good things to happen. For some, to be better is to be wealthier, or healthier, or to have more power or followers. Some do it because they want to improve themselves, some others because they want to improve the community they belong. For a lot of people the rest of the world is an obstacle and they don't care if they have to step on them just to get what they want, they usually think that in order to obtain something they need to take it from someone else. On the other side, a lot of people identifies with the other, think of everyone else as a part of their own and believe that if they are helping someone they are helping themselves. Some people help because they feel better, some others because the other is going to feel better. Some people steal and kill because that's the only way they know to improve. Of course we cannot be everyone, but we should choose to be ourselves, and that means to define who we are and act consequently. We need to be coherent with our idea of good and follow it, always. A lot of people will not agree so it's up to you to decide: to be the one they expect you to be, or not to be.
Perspectives
If we are constantly looking for something, we are, by default, accepting that we don't have it. All our wishes come from things that we want, and for a lot of people life is a continuous search and generation of desires. This same theory applies to our purpose in life, those who are looking for happiness are proclaiming to the world that they are not happy; you cannot run after something that you already possess.
At the same time, we can't cheat ourselves and say that we are happy when we aren't. Big problem that we have. Perhaps one first step to finally put all the pieces together is acceptance, if we are grateful of what we do, of our entire life and learn to love what we have, we are going to be closer to us, to our most essential nature.
But I must say that this is not enough, acceptance implies that we are fine with our surroundings but that we are not its conscious creators, and creation is also part of human nature, I truly believe that we are the cause and consequence of ourselves, we are and have and do what we have built, and we can accept that consciously or not. So instead of just being fine with our situation we can create our situation, but this process is taking us again to the beginning, where we are looking for something that we don't have. The circle, as any other circle, is infinite, in the best scenario it can take us into an upgrading spiral, and for some people that's the path, but it is not for everyone.
We may be trapped in trying to do just so we can be, it worked for a long time but now it's time to change the perspective, and if we can achieve it the consequences are going to be greater than ever. Today's life is not about doing, is about being, and we can be ourselves by doing a lot of things, the magic of it is that you can decide whatever you want. Each one of us wishes for change, a positive change I may add, and we are not going to be successful unless we create our living out of what we are and not of what we do.When you are busy being yourself at the highest level the consequence is going to be you at your highest level, that's the circle we want to ride.
Formas Particulares is about content production, about communication and voices, about development and coherence. This is who I am and that's why I decided to do this. I want a positive change in the world and I'm not going to achieve it by asking you to do something. Change what you do and you'll only be reaching the thinest layer. Be yourself in every possibility and you'll be changing the world forever.
At the same time, we can't cheat ourselves and say that we are happy when we aren't. Big problem that we have. Perhaps one first step to finally put all the pieces together is acceptance, if we are grateful of what we do, of our entire life and learn to love what we have, we are going to be closer to us, to our most essential nature.
But I must say that this is not enough, acceptance implies that we are fine with our surroundings but that we are not its conscious creators, and creation is also part of human nature, I truly believe that we are the cause and consequence of ourselves, we are and have and do what we have built, and we can accept that consciously or not. So instead of just being fine with our situation we can create our situation, but this process is taking us again to the beginning, where we are looking for something that we don't have. The circle, as any other circle, is infinite, in the best scenario it can take us into an upgrading spiral, and for some people that's the path, but it is not for everyone.
We may be trapped in trying to do just so we can be, it worked for a long time but now it's time to change the perspective, and if we can achieve it the consequences are going to be greater than ever. Today's life is not about doing, is about being, and we can be ourselves by doing a lot of things, the magic of it is that you can decide whatever you want. Each one of us wishes for change, a positive change I may add, and we are not going to be successful unless we create our living out of what we are and not of what we do.When you are busy being yourself at the highest level the consequence is going to be you at your highest level, that's the circle we want to ride.
Formas Particulares is about content production, about communication and voices, about development and coherence. This is who I am and that's why I decided to do this. I want a positive change in the world and I'm not going to achieve it by asking you to do something. Change what you do and you'll only be reaching the thinest layer. Be yourself in every possibility and you'll be changing the world forever.
Why Formas Particulares?
It's hard to translate Formas Particulares, you can't do it literally, because in Spanish, "formas" means "shape", but it can be used also as a manner, it is an answer to how. In English the word is "way"; you can go that way (path) or do it this way (course of conduct). Two different meanings for the same word. "Particulares", on the other hand, is the plural for "particular", the same meaning and spelling in both languages. Formas Particulares means Particular Ways. Every content can and needs to be shaped reflecting the personality of its creator, call it an individual or a group or enterprise or whatever, and each one of these creators has a unique background with experiences, knowledge and perspectives that only they can have, and when using that perception of life to communicate, in the unique way they have to present information, they are being particular, they are creating in Particular Ways, never seen before and never to be repeated, as the only constant in our life is change. Everyone has the power to create and communicate, that's what makes us humans, and if you feel like you've written or filmed that before, know that you are not being yourself, that you are betraying yourself by showing who you aren't. This is really useful information when you are the receiver. So let the world create the way it wants to, and let everyone create the way they can, so everything is new, different and, you may say, in a very Particular Way.
Bill Bryson
To begin with, for you to be here now trillions of drifting atoms had somehow to assemble in an intricate and intriguingly obliging manner to create you. It's an arrangement so specialized and particular that it has never been tried before and will only exist this once. For the next many years (we hope) these tiny particles will uncomplainingly engage in all the billions of deft, cooperative efforts necessary to keep you intact and let you experience the supremely agreeable but generally underappreciated state known as existence...Atoms are fickle and their time of devotion is fleeting-fleeting indeed. Even a long human life adds up to only about 650,000 hours. And when that modest milestone flashes past, or at some other point thereabouts, for reasons unknown your atoms will shut you down, silently disassemble and go off to be other things... Of the billions and billions of species of living thing that have existed since the dawn of time, most -99.99 percent- are no longer around... Consider the fact that for 3.8 billion years, a period of time older than the Earth's mountains and rivers and oceans, every one of your forebears on both sides has been attractive enough to find a mate, healthy enough to reproduce, and sufficiently blessed by fate and cirmustances to live long enough to do so.
Tiempo/Espacio
El tiempo es nuestra ubicuidad infinita. El espacio es nuestra conciencia de eternidad.
Javier Marías
Contar deforma, contar los hechos deforma los hechos y los tergiversa y casi los niega, todo lo que se cuenta pasa a ser irreal y aproximativo aunque sea verídico, la verdad no depende de que las cosas fueran o sucedieran, sino de que permanezcan ocultas y se desconozcan y no se cuenten, en cuanto se relatan o se manifiestan o muestran (...) en lo que se llama la realidad o la vida o la vida real incluso, pasan a formar parte de la analogía y el símbolo, y ya no son hechos, sino que se convierten en reconocimiento.
XVIII
Tras un breve espacio de tiempo sin escribir, regresar se hace cada día más complicado. Al principio dudo un poco pues no encuentro razones que justifiquen, como en algún otro momento lo hicieron la flojera o la falta de tiempo, este vacío. Por un momento me frustro recordando días en que entre más escribía más fácil me resultaba hacerlo. Pensando así descubro que ya tengo en dónde descargar mis palabras, mismas que apresadas solamente contribuían a un atasco de mal humor y confusión. Pero de igual forma sé que no es suficiente. Me atoro de nuevo.
Recuerdo ese pasado particular. Decido releerme en busca de pistas. Descubro ideas a cada página y me doy cuenta de que escribía sobre aquello que me ocupaba. En una visión oscura deduzco que si ahora no escribo es porque no pienso, porque no me sucede nada. ¿Entre más escribo más cosas me suceden? Una nueva pregunta. Sonrío.
Ahora tengo dos temas, pero están incompletos, me doy cuenta de que tener ideas muchas veces no sirve para nada. Tenemos que saber entrelazar, crear relaciones entre esos puntos aislados que día a día cruzan nuestra mirada o percepción, que sin quererlo se nos ocurren.
Los instantes, los días, las ideas, personas, experiencias, pruebas e incluso las relaciones mismas, carecen de valor por sí mismas, se fortalecen de acuerdo a algo más, lo que sea que nosotros decidamos, lo que nosotros queramos que sea cada uno de estos ítems. Es así como creamos nuestra vida, una propia y singular, distinta a la de cualquier otro, pensada para cada uno pero en relación al otro.
Es así como todo aquello que pensamos o que nos sucede nos lleva a la vida que queremos tener. Es así como escribimos lo que nos sucede. Es así que escribir nos lleva a la vida que queremos tener.
Recuerdo ese pasado particular. Decido releerme en busca de pistas. Descubro ideas a cada página y me doy cuenta de que escribía sobre aquello que me ocupaba. En una visión oscura deduzco que si ahora no escribo es porque no pienso, porque no me sucede nada. ¿Entre más escribo más cosas me suceden? Una nueva pregunta. Sonrío.
Ahora tengo dos temas, pero están incompletos, me doy cuenta de que tener ideas muchas veces no sirve para nada. Tenemos que saber entrelazar, crear relaciones entre esos puntos aislados que día a día cruzan nuestra mirada o percepción, que sin quererlo se nos ocurren.
Los instantes, los días, las ideas, personas, experiencias, pruebas e incluso las relaciones mismas, carecen de valor por sí mismas, se fortalecen de acuerdo a algo más, lo que sea que nosotros decidamos, lo que nosotros queramos que sea cada uno de estos ítems. Es así como creamos nuestra vida, una propia y singular, distinta a la de cualquier otro, pensada para cada uno pero en relación al otro.
Es así como todo aquello que pensamos o que nos sucede nos lleva a la vida que queremos tener. Es así como escribimos lo que nos sucede. Es así que escribir nos lleva a la vida que queremos tener.
Días en blanco
Una persona quiere escribir y se sienta a esperar un tema; es muy probable que fracase en encontrarlo. Otra persona tiene el tema, la idea llega con lucidez brutal; seguramente no tiene papel ni pluma con que desarrollarse. Esta persona no puede más que intentar traer consigo, siempre, lo necesario para escribir. Quizá de esa manera pueda rescatarse a partir del momento no propicio. El primero, quien contaba con las herramientas y se abandonó por la aparente falta de sustancia, encontró una salida demasiado vulgar.
Pensaba sobre las oportunidades, recordaba una cita que hablaba sobre los días en cuanto a que no existe uno, ya sea de hospital o cárcel, que no esconda al trasluz una variedad de sorpresas. -Apenas comenzaba el día, con sus problemas, pero era un día nuevo y algo escondía-. Aquel que se cansa de vivir guarda semejanzas con ese otro que no tiene nada que escribir. La decisión de crear vida ya sea con actos o palabras debe ser permanente, como el cambio, como nosotros mismos en una libreta.
Pensaba sobre las oportunidades, recordaba una cita que hablaba sobre los días en cuanto a que no existe uno, ya sea de hospital o cárcel, que no esconda al trasluz una variedad de sorpresas. -Apenas comenzaba el día, con sus problemas, pero era un día nuevo y algo escondía-. Aquel que se cansa de vivir guarda semejanzas con ese otro que no tiene nada que escribir. La decisión de crear vida ya sea con actos o palabras debe ser permanente, como el cambio, como nosotros mismos en una libreta.
Milorad Pavić
Architecture changes our way of life. A literary work if we consider it as a house, can change our way of life. A novel can be a home as well. At least for a while.
XVII
Aquel que cuenta crónicas fantásticas, no siempre significa que tenga esa vida maravillosa y que tenga otra forma de percibir. Simplemente las vive al momento en que las escribe. Escribir es buscarnos los espacios en los cuales pretendemos habitar, crear mundos y emular sensaciones. La escritura, al igual que la vida, es cuestión de experimentar, incluso el dolor más intenso para poder entender la alegría que quizá buscamos todos, esa totalidad de emociones que realmente somos y contradice cualquier rutina. Podemos habitar nuestra escritura, podemos convertirla en simulacro. La fantasía y la ficción son tan reales como nosotros mismos, está en nosotros su creación e inspiración, está en nuestra experiencia escribirla y en nuestra imaginación recordarla.
XVI
Una historia sólo pertenece a la realidad en cuanto es contada, cuando está escrita; puede tener una influencia en el lector y siempre repercute en el creador. Pero los hechos allí contados no son reales, son simplemente una manera de mirar las cosas tal y como son.
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