The craft of waking


Rising earlier does not make the day begin before


Ensueño Colonia Roma, Cdmex, México
Dreams          Colonia Roma, Cdmex, México

Magnifico would quietly think a small while, before he answered:

“But I really do try! It’s just that my eyes won’t open earlier. But really, I try very hard and put all I have into it, but, somehow, I just don’t wake up any earlier”.

Diana Paseo de la Reforma Delegación Cuauhtémoc, México
Diana           Paseo de la Reforma Delegación Cuauhtémoc, México

His father listened to him attentively; while deep inside, he was quietly enjoying the conversation, for he was well aware of what the boy wanted to hear from him.

Reflejos de la Revolución Plaza de la República, ciudad de México, México
Reflections of the Revolution           Plaza de la República, ciudad de México, México

“But of course, that’s what happens to lazy boys, their eyes just don´t to let go of a little more sleep. But with time, it may be that you outgrow it and become a serious person. And then you might get out of that bed at a good time and early in the morning”, he would reply joking, for in reality he felt very proud of his son and of how he worked always in a good mood at all the chores on the farm.


 

 

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