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A mother’s dreams
Some dreams are lost in reality, some realities are lost in dreams Simple and straightforward, professor Rafita was gifted with a profound intelligence and a great degree of human sensitivity. Always kind and running about in a good mood, it was difficult, if not quite impossible, not to like this kind-hearted school teacher. Together with…
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How things can get complicated
Yes, they were family, but still.. she didn’t t really agree with their way of looking at life Balcony Colonia Roma, CDMX, México So, when her Dad arrived to the next chicken enclosure, Camila was quietly letting the chickens out to the yard. Having opened the shutters, the air felt fresh…
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Chasing libraries
Camila, Camila Why do you pass your time away inside those books? So easy! See, Because I can, but aso, because I love to… How different, however, with Camila. That little girl surpassed all the rest of the kids that went through his school. What a surprise for her teacher, when he observed that Camila,…
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Sense of direction
He always knew the where and the when of any place he found himself in That was how, among other things, he learned to measure time. He could determine it accurately and with unbelievable precision, just by observing the wealth of tiny details surrounding him. These talked to him about the time of the day…
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Life’s lessons
The best lessons of his life, were outside of the classroom So, as it happened, his father spared no effort in transmitting his vast experience to his young son. He didn’t limit his teaching to matters concerning the farm, but went further still, trying to explain the world that surrounded them, communicating a wealth of…
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What comes around…goes around
He never did plant what he wouldn’t wouldn’t serve at his own table “I agree, Camila. It’s too bad, but I think you have a point there. I also felt she was on the point of tears and very scared. It’s just very silly. She should know she’ll never lose me.” “The way I see it,…
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Abandoned nests
Though the nest may be so comfortable, it is hopelessly left behind, in the moment when wings reach out for flight… Camila was the first to break the silence. Her voice reflected a meditative state of mind. “You know something?” “Excuse me?” was Magnifico’s reply. He was also lost in his own thoughts. “It seems it was…
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The trials of growing up
A new life is invariably begins with labor pains Outside, holding hands and deeply pensive, Magnifico and Camila walked. Without having heard the conversation between the parents, they too were totally engrossed in their own reflections concerning the morning’s events. Juana, the shepherd, if only in performing her job, though not by breeding, was attentively…
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A mother’s heartbrake
There had been moments of doubt in her mind and quite a few at that, but there was never one to vanquish her, for even the darkest nights, inevitably ended in a new dawn with its own light… Mother looked exhausted. It seemed she had fought a storm that with sudden violence had assaulted her world,…
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Views from the heights
Compartían su amor por el mundo observado desde las alturas de su imaginación Inside the cow shed and in the continuing silence, Magnifico’s voice was heard, perhaps, a bit too loud: “You’re so awesome and just too beautiful, Camila” Camila, utterly surprised by the outburst, replied, “Excuse me?” Talking directly to Camila, he answered: “Sorry…
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