EL QUE SE QUEDÓ SOLO ¿Fuiste el niño que se quedó solo? Porque en la fila no eras tan rápido como los otros... Porque los grandes no tenían tiempo o lugar en su corazón para ti... Porque eras diferente, y no comprendían tu manera sensible de percibir la vida... Porque los mayores estaban en duelo y no sabían cómo reír contigo... Porque había secretos en la casa que no te decían, pero que palpabas con tus pequeñas inmensas antenas interiores... Porque mostrabas alegría y sólo fuiste "el niño bueno" para que mamá o papá no se afligieran (y nadie sabía que estabas todo raspado por dentro)... Porque los otros niños no te invitaban al juego pues te veían diferente, o bien se burlaban de ti... Porque cuando todos se empujaban en la escuela y competían para ser el primero, tú andabas viendo cómo las últimas mariposas se confundían con las primeras hojas del otoño... Porque algún perverso abusó de tu cuerpo o de tu inocencia, pero no pudiste decírselo a nadie, y te sentiste sucio (cuando el sucio era el perverso), y te sentiste malo (cuando el vil era el perverso), y te volviste mudo (porque te exigió silencio)... Si fuiste esa criatura que se quedó sola, YA BASTA. BASTA HOY MISMO. Te pido que te le acerques despacito, despacito... Sé el adulto que ese niño necesitó. Que ya no se sienta solo y avergonzado. Que ame su singularidad y se sienta orgulloso de ella. Que juegue lo que no jugó, que ría lo que no rió, que llore lo que no lloró. YA NO SEAS ESE NIÑO SINO EL OTRO: EL QUE SE EXPANDE MÁS ALLÁ DE SU ESTATURA PARA ABRAZAR LA VIDA TODA. Abrázalo. No lo abandones: NO TE DEJES SOLO. Abraza la Vida toda. Y mira a tu alrededor: entre todos esos grandes que ves, aunque no lo digan, la mayoría estuvo último en la fila: La mayoría fue el niño mudo al que se le enraizó el silencio, aun hasta ahora. FUE EL NIÑO SOLO. Abrázalos también. Abrázame. SEAMOS, por fin, la Vida, la asombrosa Vida que se abre paso como las nuevas mariposas, como las hojas nuevas. Como tu alma, que siempre estuvo entera: nada pudo destruirla. Ningún trauma, ninguna antigua carencia, ni el abandono ni los viejos desamores puede embalsamar al espíritu de un niño que de adulto aprenda a amarse dignamente, con la modesta altivez de quien hizo de sus cicatrices un tatuaje que dice: "YO NO ME DEJO SOLO".
✏️ Virginia Gawel.
Pixabay.
THE ONE LEFT ALONE Were you the child left alone? Because you weren't as fast as the others in line... Because the grown-ups didn't have time or place in their hearts for you... Because you were different, and they didn't understand your sensitive way of perceiving life... Because the older kids were grieving and didn't know how to laugh with you... Because there were secrets in the house that weren't told to you, but that you felt with your immense little inner antennae... Because you showed joy and were only "the good boy" so Mom or Dad wouldn't get upset (and no one knew you were all scraped inside)... Because the other kids didn't invite you to play because they saw you as different, or they made fun of you... Because when everyone was pushing each other at school and competing to be first, you walked around watching the last butterflies blend in with the first leaves of autumn... Because some pervert abused your body or your innocence, but you couldn't tell anyone, and you felt dirty (when the dirty one was the wicked one), and you felt bad (when the vile one was the wicked one), and you became mute (because he demanded silence from you)... If you were that child left alone, ENOUGH. ENOUGH TODAY. I ask you to approach him slowly, slowly... Be the adult that child needed. May he no longer feel alone and ashamed. May he love his uniqueness and be proud of it. May he play what he didn't play, may he laugh what he didn't laugh, may he cry what he didn't cry. NO LONGER BE THAT CHILD BUT THE OTHER: THE ONE WHO EXPANDS BEYOND HIS HEIGHT TO EMBRACE ALL OF LIFE. Embrace him. Don't abandon him: DON'T LEAVE YOURSELF ALONE. Embrace all of Life. And look around you: among all those grown-ups you see, even if they don't say so, most were last in line: Most were the mute child in whom silence took root, even until now. HE WAS THE ALONE CHILD. Embrace them too. Embrace me. LET US BE, at last, Life, the amazing Life that opens its way like new butterflies, like new leaves. Like your soul, which was always whole: nothing could destroy it. No trauma, no old lack, no abandonment or old heartbreak can embalm the spirit of a child who, as an adult, learns to love himself worthily, with the modest pride of someone who has tattooed his scars that says: "I WON'T LEAVE MYSELF ALONE."
Es triste que un niño llegue a sentirse así cuando para ellos todo debería ser alegría y felicidad. Me apena eso que dices de que te sientes identificado, porque me pareces una persona sensible y cuando eras un niño sin duda lo eras ya 🫂
The Bible teaches that all have sinned—not just those who hurt you, but all of us. Sin has shattered this world and our relationships. But God, in His mercy, sent His Son into this brokenness. Christ was rejected, despised, and ultimately crucified—not for His own sin, but for ours. He was forsaken, so that you and I might be welcomed. That means, you’re not alone anymore.
Me identifico mucho con esto. He aprendido a aceptarme y amarme. Mi comunidad es pequeña, pero es MI comunidad y me siento muy bien en su compañía. Está escrito de maravilla. 💜🩵💙
Mil gracias por comentar. Leo mucho sobre la infancia, me marcó la mía. Me identifico mucho con este texto.
Es muy importante la infancia. La etapa más importante de la vida.
We all go through that at some point of our life but it’s how we learn to cope with life. It’s important that we get someone along the way to guide us through those experiences. For children its a wise parent who is not over protective but always there to give reinforcement. Sometimes its a teacher who is wise enough to see what is going on in the interaction between children. Later on as we move into maturity and have to deal with the real world it’s a close friend, or a spouse, or a mentor in the corporate world who sees potential in you. But the bottom line is we have to manage ourselves through those experiences confident of our self worth and willing to make allowances for those who seek your harm realizing that they may be doing what they do because of low self worth but we should be confident enough to set boundaries to see they do not destroy us in the process.
didnt find out till I was 32 that my dad was not my biological father. The whole town knew and kept it a secret too. I always felt alone and ostracised by others in that town. I left when 18 and have lived 3300km away since then. But God was with me of course and his love drew me to himself. I had wonderful parents and am not blaming them. Interesting though.
A sensitive soul never leaves themselves alone. They support, they understand, they embrace, and they love, no matter who or what shows up and you are doing that with your writings. With your understanding. You are turning your pain, anguish, and aloneness into something beautiful and I applaud your work. Keep it up, because I enjoy reading your thoughts.
Hi Rita,
Thoughtful share.
Virginia has highlighted some important points and issues.
Makes me grateful to know that Father Jesus, is not like us humans.
He cares about all things, even the tiniest of details.
Grateful to Him every day, for His loving kindness and tender mercies. 😇
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