You've got to find what you love

Recuerdo los buenos consejos de un maestro que entre clase y clase, ó por lo general al final de la clase nos compartía un poco de su experiencia. Y uno de los consejos que más recuerdo fueron sus recomendaciones acerca del "trabajo". El nos aconsejaba amar nuestro trabajo y siempre dar lo mejor de nosotros en la realización del mismo. Él era un ejemplo de alguien que le gustaba lo que hacia, sabía sobre lo que hablaba, respondía todas las dudas sobre su clase, etc. Él decía que no tenía caso trabajar en algo que no te satisfacia, en el que sintieras que no explotabas tus talentos o cualidades, por lo que siempre debes estar en busca de hacer aquello que más te guste para poder hacerlo con agrado. Me llamaba la atención la radicalidad de su consejo, ya que nos decía que si no te gustaba tu sueldo y te quedabas con el trillado pretexto de que "haces como que trabajas" porque "la empresa hace como que te paga", la única solución era ir en busca de aquello que en verdad te guste. Porque eso de pensar que se engaña a la empresa haciendo un trabajo mediocre, pues únicamente es un engaño para él que cree engañar. Así que si no te gusta tu sueldo, tu jefe, tus compañeros, el propio trabajo, pues es muy fácil: renuncia y ve en busca de aquello que de verdad disfrutas hacer. Pero siempre hay factores que deben ser tomados en cuenta al momento de tomar este tipo de decisiones, porque tal vez tengas una familia que mantener, un deuda de cumplir, estudios que solventar, etc. Así que porque no darte la oportunidad de disfrutar lo que haces y ofrecer lo mejor de tí. Las cosas son cuestión de actitud y de ponerle una sonrisa a aquello que te reditúa dinero para llevarlo a tu casa o para gastarlo en cuanto cosa se te ocurra. ¿Entonces que caso tiene hacer las cosas a medias? No es mejor trabajar duro y el día de la quincena sentir que todo valió la pena. Si todos hicieramos lo mejor que pudieramos en nuestro trabajo, las cosas en México serían muy diferentes. Creo que debo replantear lo anterior dicho: si tú hicieras lo mejor que pudieras en tus actividades diarias, creeme que las cosas cambiarían porque tal vez tu esfuerzo sería una pizquita entre todo el montón pero con suerte y tu esfuerzito haría cambiar la visión de alguien, ya sabes como una cadena.

Y les dejo precisamente un video algo relacionado con lo mencionado. Si desean saber más acerca de la persona que habla en el video, les recomiendo que lean el libro "El perfil de los genios". Este libro no habla sobre el tipo de genio en el que estan pensando, más bien es sobre personas creativas o visionarias.

Con subtítulos en español.

La edad de Diofanto

Esta es una antigua adivinanza que se supone estuvo en la lápida de Diofanto.

Diofanto vivió un sexto de su vida como niño, una docena parte de su vida como joven y una séptima parte de su vida como adulto soltero. Un hijo nació 5 años después del matrimonio de Diofanto, pero este hijo murió 4 años antes que su padre. Diofanto vivió el doble que su hijo. Calcule la edad de Diofanto cuando murió.

Solución extendida:


Solución rápida:

x/6 + x/12 + x/7 + 5 + x/2 + 4 = x
Así que x = 84 años

Escalas de temperatura

F = (1.8*C )+ 32
C = K - 273

Reglas para la direccion del Espiritu

Desiderata

Un escrito para recordar...

DESIDERATA

-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Starry, Starry Night

Recuerdo que desde hace mucho tiempo alguna vez escuche hablar de Vincent Van Gogh y una de las cosas que más me impresionaron sobre su vida fue que se corto la oreja porque queria pedirle disculpas a un amigo. Ahora se que no fue la oreja completa lo que se cortó , si no sólo el lóbulo de la oreja izquierda (lo cual no lo hace menos atormentado). Algunas de sus pinturas siempre fueron para mi como un conjunto impresionante de brochazos algo obsesivos que vistos desde lejos formaban figuras, a veces con colores muy repetitivos. Eso de su obsesión demostrada en sus pinturas no esta lejos de la realidad, ya que mostró obsesión en muchos aspectos de su vida. Por ejemplo en alguna etapa de su vida se volvió demasiado religioso hasta el punto de vender todo lo que tenía y tratar de vivir sólo con lo más esencial. En esta época comenzó a pintar a personas de muy humilde condición. El resto de su historia esta envuelta de preocupaciones o tormentos psicológicos. Su color favorito era el amarillo y supuestamente un poco antes de su muerte llego a comer pintura amarilla. Trató de suicidarse con un disparo en el pecho pero murió dos días después. Falleció pensando que la vida no le había retribuido todo el esfuerzo que había hecho.

Me comentaron que existía una canción relacionada con la famosa pintura de Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night. Bueno pues la canción habla sobre la incomprensión que sufrió este genio de la pintura. Y la pregunta sigue ¿Quién fue el incomprendido Vincent por la vida o fue la vida quien no lo comprendió?

Bueno, pues en mi opinión creo que Vincent debió haber pensado de esta manera:

Nuestra recompensa se encuentra en el esfuerzo y no en el resultado. Un esfuerzo total es una victoria completa. Mahatma Gandhi

¿Será que le faltó poquito más esfuerzo?
Como sea, la canción esta muy bonita y Vincent debió creer que hubiera sido comprendido si se hubiera esforzado un poco más por vivir. Tal vez si no se hubiera rendido tan pronto y usado esa arma para morir. Me da pesar pensar que las cosas pudieron haber sido diferentes para él. Vean todo el talento en sus pinturas y que tristeza que sus obras se reconocieran hasta después de su muerte.

Starry, starry Night
Don McLean

Starry, starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey,
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills,
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Catch the breeze and the winter chills,
In colors on the snowy linen land.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry, starry night.
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
Swirling clouds in violet haze,
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.
Colors changing hue, morning field of amber grain,
Weathered faces lined in pain,
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.

Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you,
But still your love was true.
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night,
You took your life, as lovers often do.
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you.

Starry, starry night.
Portraits hung in empty halls,
Frameless head on nameless walls,
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the strangers that you've met,
The ragged men in the ragged clothes,
The silver thorn of bloody rose,
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.

Now I think I know what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they're not listening still.
Perhaps they never will...

Shau

There are many things that we can take as teachings from other cultures. For example I remember some Koreans that said that they deeply respect old people. I also remember some Koreans saying that they wanted to be old. I got surprised because in almost all occidental culture nobody wants to have freckles or use a walking stick. The scorn suffered by many old people it is a stupid form to see the life. This is a phony vision make us believe that we will not be old some day, and it is a culture of consumption of use-discard. We have to be aware about that some day we will be old, and we have to apply the phrase that say "do onto others as you would want done onto you". For that reason, I think that old people deserve our attention and recognition just as the way we wish to be treated when we become old. We should copy the good things of the cultures on the world. Not only to try to copy glamour or stupid things. Ok, but the point for this post is to share with you a contribution from the Chinesse culture. This script talks about how Chinesse people show love for their parents. I will add to this script that is good to show your love with acts, but it will be better to complete it with words. So, show and say that you love!

SHAU

Do you know that traditional Chinesse rarely, if ever say "I love you" to their parents? In fact, they never say anything to their parents that is similar to the words "I love you." Why do you suppose this is true? It's because a more acceptable way of expressing love for parents is by action. This is different from other kinds of love, so there is a special word for it. This word in Chinesse is shau, which means "love for parents expressed by action."

The word shau is easier to understand when we analyze the written character. The character shau is made up of two symbols. The first, which symbolize a son or offspring, is below the second symbol, which represents a person being carried. Together, the two symbols represent a son carrying his father. Shau includes all forms of love parents.

An example of shau is shown in a classic Chinesse story about a young man named Shen. Shen was very considerate of his parents. During the summers, before his parents took a nap, he would cool his parents' bed with a fan, so that they could sleep comfortably. During the winters, before his parents went to bed, he would lie in their bed long enough to make the bed warm, so that his parents would not suffer from the cold. She didn´t need to tell his parents that he loved them because his love for them was obvious through his actions.

There are many examples of shau, which is a loving act towards parents from a son or daughter. Shau is not forgetting about your parents' health. Shau is waking up at two o'clock in the morning to remind your mother to take her medicine. Shau is not visiting parents on the weekend when you don't have better things to do. Shau is taking time off work to spend time with your parents. Shau is not sending your parents away to an old people's apartment, so that they won't ask you to run errands. Shau is letting your parents live in your house, so that you can be at their service when they need you.

Therefore, shau is love for parents expressed by action. This action is out of willingness to sacrifice oneself for one's parents. Shau is a way to love our parents in the same way that they loved us when we were very young. They sacrificed time and money to love us the best way they know how. Shau returns this kind of love.

LaurieBlass/ Meredith Pike-Baky (2002).
Mosaic 1: Writing, Page 188.
4th Edition
Mac Graw Hill Contemporary

Duchenne smile

This question has been following me for some days: Does smiling make your life better or easier? Ekman is one of the most outstanding psychologist of the 20th century. He has made important studies about emotions and facial expressions. Through some studies, Ekamn has discovered that the "Duchenne smile" can cause pleasant feelings in people. Maybe you wonder what Duchenne smile is?

Duchenne was a person who studied medicine, and by 1833 he started to use electricity in his profession. Trough his studies with electricity, he determined that there is a smile that results from true happiness. This kind of smile use the muscles of the mouth and eyes. This authentic smile is called "Duchenne smile" in his honor. In addition, he is recognized by his discovery of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In other words, when we say Duchenne smile, we are talking about an authentic smile. This smile is distinguished by the crows feet (wrinkles at the outer corner of the eyes).

Smile!
Wrinkles will appear anyway.