Antonia de Padua (Tlaxcala, 1968) is a columnist for the magazine Felines and author of the book early trials on the pursuit of unhappiness and the human condition (Editorial Zarathustra, 1987). In this installment, Antonia shares her personal view on the injustice of the optimism of the care cars and bitterness it impossible to aspire to the same as the tormented intellectual.
is inevitable meeting with Luis, a car care Roma. Lanza effusive greetings, raises his eyebrows and smiles with enthusiasm and grace, as if to show not only that its size may hostile sympathy, but there are cultivated in the most ethereal and delicate.
"Do not confuse optimism with joy. Optimism does not always lead to a joy expressed but provides peace of mind to the person, and that peace provides serene beauty that illuminates the personality, "says www.mundobelleza.com, and despite the complacent tone, I begin to believe: Luis is anything but beautiful, but will hopefully smile" illuminates the personality, "even if they have been shaped by a relentless series of misfortunes. Living on the streets, has children scattered throughout the City, some of which do not cover even the category of unknown. Its origin is uncertain and is likely to even know the year of birth. Because of the zeal with which it could be considered a drinker intoxicated by genetic inheritance.
"How are you, you say, I have here a young, sandwiched excited when I bend down the alley Guaymas, and even though I always reply "No thanks, I'll pass", I loose a smile, now more optimistic than happy, which seems to represent from the mouth, eyes and lack of teeth, a hymn to life, a celebration of the existence entirely unreasonable.
"The rich, beautiful, nice, with good training and good work can live in a state of false optimism," says the site above. Now I understand. And I'm glad because it means that there is still hope for many of us.
days later I go to the psychologist. Silvio gets me, the car looks. It is even more optimistic and seemingly more fortunate than Luis: fifties, plump, thin mustache, full dentures and eyeglasses simile Roy Orbison, hello, I opened the car door and said in all innocence that at this time the birds are happy because they can bathe in the fountain in the garden of the office and every day appears a hummingbird that instead of trying to sink into the water to cool, it stops in the air looking obsessively Hills Medical Group words printed on a lapidary steel rectangle.
"appears at about 12," says Silvio complicity with a child, "he stares at the poster, then walking from corner to corner and back again to stop in front of the sign." The look Silvio in his absurd dream begins to worry. "Hummingbirds are rather worried about animals," he explains, and then throws its argument mortal: "I think he wants to learn to read." I guess the comment is not meant to start any friendship, but seeks to fill the gap of my hopes to make it less uncomfortable that coexistence shortly. I smile and say, "Maybe I can read and therefore stops here." Silvio turns his head, seriously. I feel bad person. Entered the office, when I leave, do not see it.
do not know the personal circumstances of Silvio, but let me be guided by its peaceful and sustained ingenuity, almost could ensure that lives happily in an enchanted forest. "Optimistic people go beyond the actual data to focus first on the positive circumstances" exclaimed the ladies page. Reconsidered. Not only have I seen off the odious cynicism credulous fantasy of this good man, but I find I had no chance of contaminating Louis. Then I go to my car. Back to Chapultepec, took the streets of Guaymas.
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