Su mensaje, presentado aquí por sus hijos, es una vibrante declaración de amor y esperanza, y una memorable apología de la libertad a la altura de los grandes textos de la Historia.Įn respuesta, sus hijos -Mélanie, activista incansable a favor de su madre desde los dieciséis años, y Lorenzo- le envían un profundo y estremecedor mensaje.
Su mensaje, presentado aquí por sus hijos, es una vibrante decl Tras cinco años y nueve meses cautiva en la selva colombiana, Ingrid Betancourt da señales de vida: una larga carta a su madre Yolanda y al resto de su familia logra llegar a su destino para recordarles que son ellos quienes la mantienen a flote e impiden que se ahogue en el olvido, la nada y la desesperación.
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Read the words of a man with a mind so full of life, as irrevocably trapped as one can be, and maybe you can learn something.Tras cinco años y nueve meses cautiva en la selva colombiana, Ingrid Betancourt da señales de vida: una larga carta a su madre Yolanda y al resto de su familia logra llegar a su destino para recordarles que son ellos quienes la mantienen a flote e impiden que se ahogue en el olvido, la nada y la desesperación. They think they know who others should be, the way they should think and feel and what they should do, when they're pretty much clueless.Īs long as they don't give others the right to live as they seem fit, as long as they don't hurt anyone else, the world will keep on being the grey place it is.
People don't put themselves in the shoes of others, yet they think they know what is the best for them and don't accept anything different. The problem with the world is the intolerance. When someone is tragically sick or trapped in their own body, without hope of ever feeling just a little bit better, feeling themselves slip away day by day, suffering, humiliation and helplessness being all they know, then I don't see why they can't make the rational decision of choosing sweet oblivion. That pain ends up being a good thing, since it brings joy, love, hope, a new life, a new beginning along with it. In order to have the child in her arms, she has to go through that process, so that she can experience the joy of finally holding a part of herself tight. When a woman gives birth, there is a fair deal of pain involved, but it is unavoidable. There is good pain and then there is pain. Completely unnecessary, horrible pain.ĭon't tell me pain purifies the soul, because that's not true. Life is not always a good thing, particularly when it brings the person involved and others surrounding them incredible pain. It saddens me that some laws exist but are, in fact, worthless when needed and that people continue to use religion and twisting it to their own gains to earn the supremacy in pretty much any debate. It's something else to actually have access to the thoughts of someone who is in that position, who made that choice and being part of the struggle. I am in the same side of the fight Ramón was, being a strong defender of euthanasia as a merciful solution for those who have no hope of escaping ridiculous amounts of unnecessary suffering, but I'm not in the position of needing that option. 'Cartas Desde El Infierno' is a real eye-opener I recommend to everyone. Sadly, he will publicly fight for his right do do what he pleases with his life for 30 years before he is secretly granted his wish. As it happens with other polemic issues, he will face opposition from every side of society, from politics to law, religion, medicine and so on. He considers himself nothing more than a human rag, with no possible future, and that's why he made the rational decision of choosing that other path, death by euthanasia. Sampedro refuses to accommodate and accept his current state.
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When that doesn't happen, you can either choose to accommodate and hold on to life, being nothing but a shadow of your own self, trapped in a cage of your own making, or you can choose to break free from men's inherent fear of the unknown and opt for another path. In order to truly live, there has to be an equilibrium between mind and matter. In Sampedro's own words, life is balance. In short, it is to be a 'living mind in a dead body'. Through various letters and poems Ramón Sampedro wrote, he gives us incredible insight into the life of a tetraplegic, or a person who 'lives in hell', as he so often describes it.Īnd what does it mean living in hell? It's to be denied the freedom to be and do what one pleases, not being able to be lord and master over your own body and life, being immersed in despair and lacking all hope that gives life meaning. This is a book that will make you think long before you've finished it, which is a very good thing in my opinion.
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