THE PROMETHEUS MOLECULE
"When Zeus forbade fire to human beings, the Titan Prometheus
decided to steal it to give it back to humanity, as a consequence Zeus
imprisoned Prometheus to a rock in the Caucasus, inflicting for centuries an
immeasurable pain to the immortal Titan.” This mythological benefactor loved
humanity so much that he was willing to put aside his own well-being so that
people would not live under the dominion of darkness or suffer the rigors of
cold again. "This is what love is
like... it overshadows hatred, strips away fear, comforts anguish, gives
conscience to the ego and ignores judgment, since it only knows
understanding! Definitely, acts of love
do not need translation, they are simply a universal language.”
One day in high school, while my classmates were reading the horoscope,
one of them asked me, "What is your sign?”. When I told her that I didn't
know, she asked for my date of birth, and once she knew, she told me with a
slightly disapproving tone: "hmm... you are a Gemini, you have two faces,
a good one and a bad one".
Actually, I got scared, because I didn't want to be on "Team Evil". Besides, I also had in mind those concepts of
"hell" and "heaven" that my parents had
taught me so fervently. Paradoxically, in time, it was these fears that fled
from my mind in terror. Nevertheless, I believe that both you and I, regardless of the zodiac
sign, religious (or non-religious) belief, have some "Gemini", we are complex and contradictory; but with the
option to choose. And even though you think that human behavior can only be
dressed in "black or white",
the truth is that your spirit is not monochromatic.
Here's one of the
colors that would be the ultimate fashion statement for your emotional health:
K. nocking on the doors of our
I. nner
N. ature in order to
D. eliver
N. oble
E. motions to
S. omeone who needs a
S. pirit of love.
If we do not want the great Prometheus to regret his sacrifice in favour
of human civilization, we must appeal to the reasons why we are classified as
"civilized beings", namely: kindness, forgiveness, gratitude and
affection. In 2008, after receiving the Social Sciences award at the Prince of
Asturias Awards ceremony, the philosopher Tzvetan Torodov mentioned in his
speech that, "being civilized does
not mean having completed higher studies or having read many books, but being
able to fully recognize the humanity of others, even if they have different
faces and habits". So, I wonder, is it possible that we have abandoned
the ancient practices of Savagery and
Barbarism, to make way for a modern form
of cruelty called Indifference?
In an Earth eroded by
Indifference, it is time to give "humanity" back to this civilization
through the A2B molecule (two atoms of Love and one of Kindness). Remember, our fingerprints are different so
that we remember that we are unique beings; however, the shape of our hearts is
the same so that we remember that we are united by the same capacity to love.
Ángela López, Author.
WWW.ANGELALOPEZ.CO
Comments
Post a Comment