Tag: San Gil

  • Always the Champ

    Always the Champ

    In the distant past, we find the seeds of our present actuality     When the Mass was over, they cheerfully left, talking and laughing among themselves. Almost immediately, the long expected race began. Father Juan, in his clear, commanding voice, gave the start. Magnifico observed that little boy, that once had been him, as…

  • Inés, the loving Grandmother

    Inés, the loving Grandmother

    And in the looking-glass of the other’s pain, her soul itself, reflected…   Her Grandmother Inés, was a very dear figure in Dora’s life.   She possessed a great empathic insight and knew how to treat her like a fellow companion; she didn’t treat her like a little girl nor like a grown-up (for little Dora…

  • Dora, the young girl

    Dora, the young girl

    In spite of the surrounding concrete, the flower grew, and with a smile, it challenged the world…   On occasion, certain gestures the child made reminded her so strongly of Dora’s mother: such a likeness, especially at that age: oh my darling daughter, how soon you left us. May you rest in peace…   Dora’s favourite spot…