Oscar2
Nov 13, 2008, 11:10 AM
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Re: [esperanza] Differences among retirees by location
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My dear Esperanza, you never cease to amaze me. Why, well, for one, you have lived in Mexico for a quarter of a century and you’ve told of the many enjoyable but yet questionable years you’ve lived in, and of all places, Tijuana. And again, for the many years you lived and “lauded” Guad regardless of smog, traffic or whatever, it has always remained interesting to readers. I’ve enjoyed listening to you “laud” both of these cities as not only a resident but as a supporter of its populace as a social worker in its prisons.
Indeed, if anyone is more than qualified to extol or to look askance at your world, you certainly have earned that privilege. The nukes and crannies found in Guad, have been harvested by you with great interest. The fervor of your passed and present mussing based on, and I for one appreciate, whatever it was that allowed me and many to benefit from this is not only recognized but also in many ways respected.
I believe the extraordinary thing about all of this, is in our own way, our gut, heart and that between our ears creates the filters by which our eyes see and accept our own little world. The variances we heard on this thread are the same or at best minuscule but one thing for sure, they carry the meaning we need and want in making choices in a package filled with constant change.
At one time in listening to your musings, I never would have thought you would leave your beloved Guad, because you knew it and caressed it like the back of your hand. Then as time passed, the lauding of Guad faded into silence and I sensed this but didn’t know why. Ah-ha, surprise, surprise, you little sneak, you turned up living in Morelia.
The wheels of wondering about you started to turn and I thought, my God, what is this woman up to now. Well, be it as it may, Morelia was in for a treat of not only a well traveled woman within the entrails of Mexico but a marvelous cook who’s website never ceases to tantalize the palette. I must admit, although we both know the traffic, smog and much more in a massive city like Guad can put a strangle hold on ones existence there, something, maybe it’s a kind of madness we all experience from time to time, but you, I and for some reason, something inside modifies ones perspective. What was it for you that kept you for so many years?
Now, Morelia, has been placed on my table to savor the dishes which are unique to its environs and can perhaps sway ones appetite to stay for awhile and perhaps live there for a long, long time. Aside from your new found mate, I listened to your new lauding of Morelia, with great interest. That between my ears now searches to hear perhaps secret praises of life in Morelia that would snag emotional curiosity.
Then/now tragedy befell your new adopted city in ways which like the traffic and smog of Guad, this was even worse. I listened to your frightened voice bemoaning this tragedy along with all others and I too was certainly taken back and to say I was more than sad remains an understatement.
I don’t know how long the mourning will last, perhaps for years, but today is another day, and like all other days, change will certainly be on our side for the best. They say, “pain only makes you stronger.” Lets reflect on this and see what develops in our gut, hearts and that nebulous thing that goes on between our ears which chooses the filters by which we keep seeing our lives, sometimes anew…..
(This post was edited by Oscar2 on Nov 13, 2008, 11:27 AM)
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