Hello there!

As this is my first ever entry in The Open Mic, I want to share a bit of positivism with you.

WARNING: I’m not an overconfident writer in English. So please, if you see some mistakes, kindly warn me and I’ll correct it straight away. I have translated this from an original Spanish reflection of mine. All feedback and comments are welcomed!

Life has taught me that, in the same way that waves come and go, opportunities work, that just as a surfer must ride waves to defeat them, we should take advantage of them. Nonetheless, if this person doesn’t make his work properly or is highly inexpert, the wave simply smooths away or, in some cases, even brings him down.

But, sometimes, just sometimes, some opportunities may be unclear and confusing, just like those waves that at the distance seem giant but lose momentum and grow lower when approaching the beach’s shore. This aspect may significantly influence the performance of this courageous athlete due to the uncertainty it generates and to his struggle, a steady and unstoppable struggle. And, what happens if the surfer is brought down? Two options, he becomes frustrated or regretful. He becomes frustrated for having fallen down or becomes regretful for not having given his best.

This is clearer than a virgin beach’s water or a crystalline pond up a white and green alpine mountain. We must know how to ride those waves, how to control them, how to break barriers and how to prevent those waves from bringing us down but to rule on them. But what if the wave is so distant that we don’t know if it comes soon, late, dangerous, risky, giant, or small? Simple, let’s wait for it to reach us, thoroughly analyze our movement and dive into the water. however, be warned, we must be totally sure of our dominance on that wave at any moment, even if the movement we planned turns back on us. If the wave smoothed away, grew lower, lost momentum, drew back and let us floating in a sea of uncertainty and hesitation, well, let’s just sigh and look to the horizon. Let us try to glimpse at the new raising sun, even if it lies at the other side of the globe, in a remote place. For even if the sun is distant, and in spite that our life is sometimes dusky, there will always be a new dawn in every moment of our cyclic and confusing world, yet wonderful and always full of waves world.

And if we contrarily defeat the waves, very good! Let’s keep on the fight, breaking much more waves, more than any expert surfer, more than any impressive vessel. And therefore let us be the most monumental royal frigate, loaded with blessed treasures, but always having into account that treasures are fluctuating and coveted by pirates. O treasures came from the waves! O treasures with smell of honey and salt!

And finally, let us be grateful for all victories and exploits conquered and done, for whilst we can be an expert surfer or a royal vessel, we move around because there is someone behind our work, our movements, our waves and our ocean. May it be our destiny, God, the universe, or even the stars. May it be whatever you believe in, even only in yourself, be always grateful or thank yourself for each and all achievements made.

Original: “Las olas” – http://literatradu.ticoblogger.com/2016/04/07/las-olas/