War

The war has been present through all human history, this is not anything other than a conflict between different groups where they face  by imposing one idea. I would say that war is a conflict in which our human nature springs,where we leave aside that social training that makes us "human" and impose our point of view in a more "natural" and selfish way. What  people think about war?, this change with age and the experience of each one. If we ask a 70 year old woman, her vision of the war will be very different than a 20 year old. A 20 year old may see it as an alternative to solve problems, since it is something estrange to their reality. While the 70 year old woman who has gone through conflict as a world war and seeing all suffering, misery and consequences of the war see it as something a little different. In this week's informal interview, I had the opportunity to interview people of different ages, the ranging between 20 to 24 years when I  mention the word "war" told me that the first thing that came to there mind were concepts like greed, interests, poverty and wealth. That it was necessary to solve certain problems. But when I interview my grandmother, who  passed through two dictatorships and the second world war, her vision was some  different, when I spoke to her about war, come to her mind a lot of pain, misery,sadness and ultimately unresolved problems.

I personally see this like something unnecessary. That  brings only pain and sadness. I think that we should be inform about history, trying not to repeat mistakes like the first and second world war. Where some many people died, and there was so much sadness, misery, when at the end  was not resolved anything, or at least, they could solved it, in a different way. Our grandparents should instruct us about the history end the  suffering, anguish that brought to the world those moment of war. World peace is a utopia, to has peace we most has  war, but before the verdict of war we should think for a moment in the blood to every child, in the tears of every mother, in that last farewell of two lovers, in the indelible memories that has been left in  history and find another way to solve our problems.

What should we think about death?

Death

                                    
           

Death, death is  the only thing that we have certainty about  the future, however is what we see more alien to us. We make plans for the future, we dream of tomorrow, but we never stop for a moment to think about the possibility that our last day might be the day that we are living. We know that some unexpected day we are going to die  and not only  us, also the people that we love. But we see it so far from our reality. We left everything for tomorrow, we deprive many times to say what we feel to those we love, to let people know about what we care, what we think, we stop doing what we like, and what makes us happy, because for some reason (unconsciously)  we believe that we  are going to be eternal and think that death is never going to surprise us. Wend I made the informal interview about what people think, when they hear about death wasn't surprised for me, the fact that respondents will remain in suspense  without knowing what to answer. As expected, nobody thought about death or at least nobody stops to draw specific conclusions about this. Frightens us the fact that we  ignore what  will going to happened with us after leaving this world, that often overwhelms us, but that we love so much. It frightens us think that we are not eternal and everything we know, someday, will come to an end. Many of the interviewees answered in a very simple way, saying that death is the end of everything. Other somewhat more religious they told me that it will be the end of this life, but the beginning of another better. Many gave the appearance of feel very comfortable with this and have it accepted as a normal, natural and necessary process. But the vast majority agreed to see it as something frightening, for which we will never be ready.

I analyze often enough about death, who's going to remember me?, who's going to miss me?, when it surprised me I'll be "ready"?. I question my self many things about it, but maybe an unconscious fear doesn't let me go deeper and reach concrete conclusions. I see it as something very far away. Despite being aware that death is a natural process and I think that I'm going be able to confront if someone that i love died, or if it come to me on another unexpected way. The reality is that terrifies us, gives us fear bout the unknown that it is, whats going to  happened with us?, with those we love?. We have to think a bit more on it, in the same way that we plan for the future. Sooner or later the death is going to knock on are door. We need to begin to see it as part of our lives, see as a natural process and begin planning for that day. I think that this will help us to focus better on our purpose, to find reasons to live and get best out of our lives, of what we love,  appreciate what we have and not left everything for a tomorrow, a tomorrow that we don't have the certain that  it will come.While younger or more active in life, we think less about death, or we think that when it comes we will be made, with all compliment, but the reality is that we don't know when we will die. For this reason we must take advantage of the life to the fullest, say what we think, express or love to the people that we love, fight for our dreams, observe the beautiful world that surrounds us that many times we see it ordinary and don't appreciate the beauty that this holds. A Sunrise, sunset, the smell of mornings, a smile of our mother, an embrace of our father, a Sunday with our family, in order to appreciate those things that will not be forever and know to take advantage of them for the day that are no longer able,  we remember them. And take advantage of this life which always brings us  disappointment and frustrations but a lot of beautiful moments and blessings . Life that not be forever, but if we take advantage of it will be satisfied at the time the final surprised us.

What is happiness?

We spend our lives looking for something  that we call happiness and often do not even know what is it. Very few people doesn't  stopped a moment to think about what is   "happiness" .   we lose long parts of our life looking for it,  and all that we do, our goals, our dreams are aiming to make us happy. So what happiness means? to see what people think about. I did an informal poll which interviewed with members of my family, friends, colleagues and strangers. with two questions, that when it comes to listen to them seem simple, but when it comes to answer, we find a complexity that is behind these. What is happiness?,  you're happy at this time?. As expected, when I ask the first question they remained in suspense, incredibly excluding children and preteens that apparently they have very clear, or clearer the concept of happiness. Many adults interviewed  focused their happiness on material things like money, their own home our debts to pay. This gives us a lot of things to think about,  they could be the reflection of a large part of the population, Where the chaotic life that we live, where we need to fight every day to get our resources to survive, It prohibits us the right to  happiness. Our life became limited to work hard to eat,  to pay debts, to survive and we only have space to dream with the day that we will be happy . One the day that never comes. When I asked if they were happy the vast majority answered that they was not, or was  only in sometimes. On the other hand many people after the money indicated that to be happy they need more tranquility, union in their family  and more affection, time with people who love, complete there goals and professionals dreams. Children are much less complicated indicating that happiness was smiling and many preteens see the happiness to be with their friends and or family. Something particularly curious and that give us so much to think about. 

In a Subjective opinion, happiness isn't more than episodes in our lives where we forget many sorrows and worries for a moment we become "happy". For me Happiness is that smile that someone gives us in the morning, or that Cup of coffee, see the person that we love, or a hug from a friend,  see someone special to our lives, receive good news. I would say that the absolute happiness does not exist, the happiness are those wonderful episodes that make up our days and in which we take refuge to be able to continue the difficult path of life. We should stop to think in absolute happiness that never arrived, the reality is that life is made up of many feelings. we need to know what sadness is to recognize happiness . The really key of happiness is  not overlook the reason for any smile, because those moments, often composed of few seconds, in the end that moment result the reason of our lives, for what we live, what  which makes the life special.

This blog is about.....

How do common people see things?, how young people, children and adults not necessary professionals see the world, life, situations and problems that our society faces. In this blog you will find a discussion of different social, political and  artistic issues from the point of view of young people, common people and even children. Subjects that we have a lot of knowledge, but from professional perspective. That not always match whith the real life. This blog is the  voice, the  points of views of those that are not heard, and who not less important.  Philosophical topics like death and happiness. Artistic subjects as cinema and media. Social issues of great controversy such as religion, marriage, war and education  will be discuses in a dynamics and fascinating way in this blog.