be Happy; be Merry, be Loved...

I have been working in the same letter for the past four hours and I’m tired. I just ate lunch and feel like having a Baskin Robins ice cream. But to be real, I need to stop eating. I’m having my 31st birthday this next Sunday and I need to start taking care of my body and my soul. I need to start skipping sugar and other human pleasures in order to live longer.

My friend Luis wrote me this morning with a magnificent proposal “let’s go to Australia”. WOW… I said yes immediately. However, in order to do that, we need to work for the next 365 days. Ironic but we still have student loans to pay off. But dreaming, they do not bill for dreaming. For example, yesterday I had a dream with my old boss. In my dream, I was asked by the president of my old company to go back to the business. He made a huge mistake; he asked me “my price”, and of course, my price was higher than 2 years ago.

Where I want to go with this, life is so short to be wasted. Life is too short to be useless. Live your life as is today is your last day in this planet. Just LIVE. Had fun, work hard but play harder. Be happy, be merry, love and be loved. Any minute you spent in problems, with money or taking care of business, is a minute of love you waste in something that is not worth the price.

In the countdown to my 31st birthday, I have just one wish; to live the magic of been loved. I want to live the magic of life. I want to be merry, be happy, love and be loved… See you all next time.

24

Some of my friends, co-workers, and even my assistant, are fans of the FOX series 24. Today, when I was searching for a head note to do my English homework, I found in CNN a brief editor note on the new season premiere. I was tired of reading about Haiti and decided to search for a new in the entertainment section of cnn.com.

I don’t like series. I’m not a good TV fan, neither a good follower. I don’t like this feeling of desperation to know what happens next in a TV show. I prefer to give my free time to letters, words and lyrics. However, I admire these 24 fans for their devotion to a mythical, fictional, and unbelievable character.

The need to believe in fantasy is common in a society like ours, where reality knocks our doors every other day. People need something to devote time to instead of work and responsibilities. People need to have fun, and of course, watching TV is one of the preferred activities for the Puertorican population.

I will love to accomplish in one month what this Jack Bauer does in 24 hours. However, I’m still a real mortal; I have to deal with time, love and tenderness. See you in my next entry.

My friend Roberto

Today I learned, by Facebook of course, that my friend Roberto is going to Haiti. Roberto is a physician and a man of big heart. Since we were kids Roberto always thought about the needy. Later he became a young man and decided to put into actions his thoughts. Strong values of love, life and beauty took him to the Dominican Republic when he was just 16 years old. He, like me and our friend Alba, took the decision to spend a whole summer doing missionary work in our neighbor island. Today, as a doctor, he is on his way to do a noble thing; to be a volunteer in Haiti.

He is a strong man, with a strong and lovely heart. He knows the value of life, he knows the value of people. This is not the first time I write about him. He is an example of faith, hard work and spirit. I’m very proud to be his friend.

Thank you Robert, for you work, your love and your passion. May the Lord keep you safe and healthy. God bless you, and keep doing what you do.

Haiti

I'm concerned with the earthquake outburst in Haiti. This small Caribbean country had been hit by misery, poverty, illness and this week with one of the worst earthquakes ever. My heart is saddened with this tragedy.

This whole situation made me think about the lack of mercy and human values in our beloved Puerto Rico. Our nation is suffering the virus of envy, pride and violence. Most puertoricans only think on their well being, on their own good and forget about giving a hand to the neighbors, to the coworkers, to the needy people on the sidewalks.

My invitation to you today is to make a prayer to our brothers and sisters in Haiti. May the lord be with them in this time of despair.

And to my Puerto Rico, may the lord forbid a tragedy like this to happen in our country. May God help us to conciliate our well being with the well being of our community and our society.

Begining...

Today is my first day of English writing.

I made a commitment to myself, to my work, to my friends; to all. I made a commitment to be even better.

To accomplish this, D' Hole will be my nest, the hometown of new letters, the home of a new beginning...