A borrowed book with no return date

 I own an antique book that has an interesting history about how it was finished in my hands. So one day on my history class we were talking about second world war and my teacher told a story about a doctor whom lived in a Nazi concentration camp. 

For those who know me, the second world war is one of my passions,  and I was really interested in the story. For some reason, I had to leave the class, so I couldn't hear all the story. The years passed and my brothers were on the same class with the same teacher so they heard the same story, as me they loved the story ,but one of they classmates said that he had the book, my brothers  told me about their mate, and in a couple of minutes we create a plan to stole the book.

We stole the book, well, stole sounds bad, we borrowed the book without a return date. And that is why it is one of my treasures for the topic and for the complicity of brothers behind the story.

Summer 2019

When I was a little girl I used to see many romantic movies. I remember seeing a movie where a girl falls in love with a boy but it all ends along with the end of summer. I used to think: “what it’s like to have a summer love?”. I thought that it will be amazing to fall in love with someone and have a summer love. Because in the movies it seemed that having a summer love was one of the best loves, that crazy, fun and spontaneous love. Actually, for a moment you can think that it’s perfect love. 

But one thing that the movies never told is that when the summer ends that crazy, funny and spontaneous love disappears in the same way that appear two months ago.

Well, I guess that you already know a little part of this history that happened in my life almost three years ago. This history happened when I was in my second university year. I meet someone who was two years and a half older than me. We almost meet each other because sometimes we were studying in the library. So one day I decided to talk with him and I remember that talk because he told me: “I’m going to study at Wyoming University when the summer ends”. At that moment I felt something inside of me as if someone had just pushed something into my heart. I know it could sound weird but it was a strange feeling. But when he told me that we both knew that if we decided to hang out just for two months, it would be tough at the end of the summer. Even when we knew it would be painful we decided to live the moment. That summer was one of the greatest summers of my life until now. When the date arrived and he had to leave Mérida and go to the USA. I was very sad when that happened but I learned and I understood that is better to wish the best to that person who was important in your life at that point. That happened almost three years ago and even that was the hardest love I had, sometimes when I think of him I just smile and I don’t get sad anymore, I just wish him the best. Since the last date that we had I didn’t see him again well just one time but he didn’t see me because I was driving in the lane that was only going towards Progreso and he was driving in the opposite lane to be precise the lane that goes towards the downtown. But two days later he came back to USA. 

I know that sound like a dramatic movie but since that time we never saw each other again. He always gonna be the best crazy and spontaneous love that kind of love that you thought that it will be forever.

EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO A LIBRARY.

 

Libraries are essential, now more than ever. Despite what you may hear about the death of print books and the lack of interest in libraries, there are actually more public libraries in the U.S. than there are Starbucks.

 

On the one hand, libraries are an oasis for avid readers, whether for pleasure or for need. More than just storage spaces for books, libraries are important community hubs that serve as centers of learning and professional development, including books, internet access and educational and professional training programs. By providing free access to news, historical, and educational resources, libraries help keep the public informed with facts, rather than confuse them with fiction. Generally, some texts and other resources are simply not available in an electronic format. This is often the case with limited-edition print journals or texts from centuries ago. An individual wishing to look at these resources must visit a traditional library to do so. Books preserve the story and, more importantly, the truth.

On the other hand, they only provide as many books as they can store within the physical space available to them. Likewise, Brick and Mortar stores are not always easy to access. If you cannot travel to the physical location of your favourite bookshop, there are no options to acquire the books you desire. In addition, offline stores are restricted by time.

 

If you want my honest opinion, I reckon there are many people who love to read a physical book and would never change it for anything.

Well-informed people have an opinion. Consequently, it is much less easy to manipulate them because they are thoughtful and inquisitive people.

CARMEN CALDERÓN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A SPECIAL MOUSE

What do we call a treasure? Well, I've asked this question many times throughout my life and to this day I can really assure you that it's something that gives you great enthusiasm just by seeing it that you don't need to have it around to know what is something special for you.

The story of this Little Mouse is something very curious since I have had it for 18 years ago. My parents gave me this gift when I was a child, so I don't have many memories of the mouse, but when I see this little mouse with the cheese, it brings me many feelings of peace and tranquility and above all love, and this is because my parents gave it to me however it makes this simple children's toy a treasure worth millions to me.

Originally the toy came in a cradle but I no longer remember where the rest went But what I do still have these days and that I will never stop visiting is my little mouse and the cheese When I see it I feel many things that I already talked about and that as much as the years go by and I continue to grow, I will never stop feeling the same

"it's a little mouse with a piece of cheese but it's something great"

The rise in fertilizer prices

Comparing the cost of fertilizer in the past year with the current year, this price increased by 150% per ton of fertilizer, which is extremely harmful to the economy not only to producers but to all people involved in agriculture activities and thus also in the consumer. The producers are very concerned about the rise in the price of chemical fertilizers, these, have the main function of increasing their production, this increase in prices is a problem due to this is the only way for living and support their family for these people.

One explanation for the increase in prices may be because the largest producer country of the raw materials with which fertilizers are prepared, which is China, has refused to export the raw materials it produces, due to this reason,  fertilizer has become scarce worldwide.

However, there is another way to produce basic grains such as corn through agriculture in many crops, it is called green agriculture or organic agriculture. This way of producing is based on the elimination of the use of chemicals for food production, which directly helps the health of consumers, however a disadvantage of this type of agriculture is the costs of making it works, consequently, the highest price of the products from it, these products called organic products have a high cost and do not have a high demand in the market.

In conclusion, the pandemic and war conflicts are getting bigger, therefore we are very likely to run out of inputs to fertilize chemically, so the current shortage should be seen as a great opportunity to start from scratch and fix the damage we have caused to our environment and much more importantly the damage to our health.

Carmen Silverio

Keep some things from your past

 Instead of having a unique treasure, I have a box it has a sentimental value because inside of it you can find many things that I consider treasure from many people who are no longer in my life and of people who are still in it. The box is made of pinewood and with different white decorations around it. Since I was in high school I started to collect letters, necklaces and drawings. Which were a gift from friends at that time. 

I don’t know why I started to collect these little and important things I guess that I can’t trash something which was a gift from a person who was and still is important in my life. When I get old the box be handed down to my children and they can collect all the important things for them. In my opinion, I really think is important to keep some things from your past. Because it brings you back thoughts about the person you used to be and how you still growing and learning about life. And that is the most important treasure for me: see how you change with the pass of time and how you get mature as a person. 

MY TREASURE

 When my children were growing up, I used to read Chopra's books. They always relaxed me and I found time to read them for at least 20 or 30 minutes a day. I felt like I was given a lot of existential answers that I was wondering about. I always told my children; “my books are sacred, no one breaks them, no one scratches them.”At the moment, my son and daughters play with me saying the phrases that I repeated about those books. My father loved to read magazines, books… and my brothers, sisters and I learned the habit of reading from him. When I am reading, I feel like I´m emulating my father. Chopra´s books have been with me for nearly 30 years, they are part of my life. For me, Chopra's books will never "go out of style".

Carmen Calderón.