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Los viejos caminos - The old roads (Esp-Eng)

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Contemplando excelentes vistas de montañas en SudAfrica, gracias a Annabelle, se me ocurrió pensar en cuanta historia ha de haber oculta en esos rincones. Me imagino alguien contemplando desde ese lugar tan alto del mundo, la marcha constante de la humanidad. Cuántas cosas se han dejado atrás y cuantas quedan por venir. Cuánto recuperaremos de nuestra condición de seres humanos, y cuanto mantenemos hoy en nuestras manos. Quien observe desde lo alto, verá cuan frágiles somos, pero cuanto daño hemos hecho; cuánto hemos recorrido y descubierto el mundo, pero cuanto lo hemos dañado; cuanto hemos aprendido de nosotros mismos, y cuanto nos negamos a aceptar.

Gracias Annabelle por esta fuente de inspiración!

Los viejos caminos.

El pensamiento llegó como un grito contenido por centurias.
La voz la alimentó el viento y sus ojos casi llegaron a contemplar
una silueta en el aire.

Habló de una época lejana, en la que el hombre se reunía
y compartía el mundo inmenso, sin inquietud ni sufrimiento.
El pan era el mismo para todos.
El vino nos alegraba el corazón a todos.
La tierra era un inmenso camino sin fronteras ni sentidos:
podías ir y venir sin contar el tiempo.

Pero alguien plantó las dudas en cierto momento.
Quisiera recordar, pero ya hace tanto, tanto tiempo.
¡Con cuánta rapidez la maldad se extendió por nuestro mundo!
Ya he pasado por estas montañas muchas veces, todas estas centurias que intento retener.
Y todas las veces siento el desaliento al contemplar un mundo gris.
He visto hermanos peleando por un trozo de tierra,
hijos abandonados a la suerte de qué se yo qué misterio,
familias enteras luchar por su pan, por su agua de vida... Y por encontrar otra vez el camino.

Y sin embargo, veo luces de esperanza, y me digo a mi mismo
que no todo eso que una vez hubo está perdido.
Hay todavía corazones que laten amor...
Hay voces que alimentan la esperanza por recuperar lo perdido...
Hay brazos que abrazan fuerte y manos dispuestas a llevarte lejos,
quizás hasta aquí, a este lugar tan alto del mundo
y contemplar aquellos antiguos caminos que fueron andados sin fronteras ni sentidos:
simplemente podías ir y venir sin contar el tiempo.
Tal vez mañana comprendamos ese tiempo, y veamos el mundo como nuestro.

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Contemplating excellent views of mountains in South Africa, thanks to Annabelle, I was pushed to think of all history it must be hidden in those corners of the world. I imagine somebody contemplating from that place so high of the world, the humanity's constant march. How many things have been left behind and how many are to come. How much we will recover of our condition of human beings, and how much we maintain today in our hands. Who observes from the higher place, it will see how fragile we are, but all damages we have made; how much we have traveled and discovered the world, but how much we have damaged it; all we have learned of ourselves, and how much we refuse to accept.

Thank you Annabelle for this inspiration source!


The old roads.

The thought arrived as a contained scream along the centuries.
The voice was fed by the wind and its eyes almost ended up contemplating
a silhouette in the air.

It spoke of a distant time, in which the man met
and shared the immense world, without restlessness neither suffering.
The bread was the same one for all.
The wine made happy our heart to all.
The earth was an immense road without frontiers neither senses:
you could go and come without counting the time.

But somebody planted the doubts in certain moment.
I want to remember, but it was so much, so much time ago.
How faster the wickedness extended for our world!
I have already passed by through these mountains many times, all these centuries that I try to retain.
And every time I feel the discouragement when I contemplate a gray world.
I have seen siblings fighting for a piece of earth,
abandoned children to the luck of what kind of mystery,
whole families fighting for their bread, for their water of life... and to find the road once again.

And however, I see lights of hope, and I think to myself
that not everything it was once, is lost.
There are still hearts that beat love...
There are voices that feed the hope to recover what is lost...
There are arms that hug strong and hands willing to take you far,
maybe here, to this place so high of the world
and contemplate those old roads that were walked without frontiers neither senses:
you could simply go and come without counting the time.
Perhaps tomorrow we'll understand that time, and let us see the world like OUR.

Si mi último día fuera mañana - If my last day was tomorrow (Spanish - English)2 days at the races

Comments

Annabelle2 Monday, November 5, 2007 11:22:07 PM

Hi Pablo! Bravo!!! Fantastic...and thank you for your entry!! This is so great!! I would like to blog it on my other blog with a link to yours! Will do it tomorrow...i want to come back and read it again...(for the message you sent me) and to enjoy it once again!! I'm a "mountain"-person and this is just so great!! Well done!
Enjoy your day! heart

Pablopbuydid Tuesday, November 6, 2007 4:09:26 PM

Thank you Annabelle! Yes, you can blog it where you want.
I'm gald you like it, you know you are part of this work, because the inspiration of the places you shared.
Why are you a "mountain"-person? I'd like to know.

Best wishes for you!

Annabelle2 Tuesday, November 6, 2007 5:49:04 PM

Hi Pablo...I LOVE mountains...I grew up on a farm...beautiful place surrounded with mountains...part of our farm..! and a waterfall with a fall of about 40m! I used to climb those mountains every holiday! or weekend...and I was on top of Mount Aux Sources when I was 15! It is the highest peak...in the Drakensberg Mountains...about 4300m! LOVELY place to do hiking if you love hiking like i do! smile Mountains speak to you...they have stories to tell...like you said in your post! I Slept in caves when on hiking trips...very adventurous! smile Have you climbed a mountain? if not...try one! smile

Pablopbuydid Friday, November 9, 2007 8:58:28 PM

Sorry, I couldn't reply before.
I see why you say you are a mountain-person. Yes, the world is beatiful, and mountains are part of this great planet. Here in Uruguay, there are no real mountains. The higher place is near where I live... or so. And the third yes, is right in my city, but is just 530mts high (a baby mountain smile )
But it has to be wonderful to climb a real mountain. The adventure, as you try to describe to me makes me dream about that!
I think I will climb one someday, why not?
Once again, sorry because I couldn't reply before, I had too much work, and had no time.
Enjoy!

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