If it was created, it survives.

"Contrary to the admonition that we cannot take it with us, anything we create becomes part of our afterlife. If it was created, it survives."

Hola,

I'm back! Thanks for the messages, they made me feel loved and supported! I spent plenty of time thinking about my creative process and what it entails in terms of being coherent with my life beliefs. I thought about how easy it is to build messages that sound good and are morally accepted but its effect is minimal, resulting in a despicable society that reinforces oppression towards suffering groups. This reminds me of the Lego movie where everyone is singing "everything is awesome" but in reality, no one ever dares to question the status quo as long as your life and surroundings look good aesthetically.

As I wrote before in what makes people likeable, there is no reason to make yourself likeable if your actions don't show any empathy.

This quote from Sumbrings me lots of different thoughts and I managed to relate it to my reflection. If there is something that moves me, it is seeing individuals fighting passionately for justice, fighting for their beliefs, and for the chance to trigger a real change. I'm scared that I’ll take with me nothing but a massive load of lost hopes and all the anger and resentment I have ever felt. Instead, I aim to bring with me a more equal society. Plus the small wins from daily battles fought with support, empathy, and bravery.

I have noticed that being honest with myself and sharing my feelings openly create stronger bonds with people around me. Being honest as a tool for growing and giving support is for me a way to create a community that values individuals in all its dimensions. I want to be forgiven when I acted wrongly out of fear or lack of understanding. The biggest achievement I want to take with me is a better world for everyone. Thank you again.

Find here a list of things I found worth sharing from last week:

1. Remember. environmental activist Berta Cáceres (whose grafitti at the SOAS bar always brought me strenght during my MA days) and read an article on assassination of human right defenders. "Why do so many governments and others kill human rights defenders working peacefully for the rights of others? Partly because they can, because there is unlikely to be the political will to punish the perpetrators."
2. Watch. The Twentieth Century if you liked Brazil from Terry Gilliam you will enjoy noticing all the tiny hints that remind you of this film. Thanks to Matthew Rankin for making such a rich artwork.
3. Work. while listening to the different ambient sounds curated by the coffehouse!
4. Read.It isn't the first time the Colombian government is involved in wrongly killing underage "machines of war", or as we know them "kids". The new Defense minister, Diego Molano, maintains this disturbing narrative that it is acceptable to throw bombs at former FARC's camps even when their intelligence field work says that kids are present. It is easy for the Colombian government to forget the international humanitarian law and they keep deepening the wounds of several decades of war.
5. Aww♥️. I found these cute alpacas for you!

Thanks for reading and have a nice week!

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