{"id":2236,"date":"2024-10-07T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4umadrid.com\/?p=2236"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:44:47","slug":"muertos-y-santos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4umadrid.com\/en\/muertos-y-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"DEAD AND SAINTS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No one is deader than the forgotten<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Gregorio Mara\u00f1\u00f3n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Let's face it, for most of us the word \"death\" is horrible, and I'm not just referring to its meaning, because even phonetically, it sounds ugly! Of course, let's also admit that this appreciation is strictly linked to the emotional charge that we learned to give to it:<\/p>\n

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Uncertainty, separation, absence, fear and pain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What do I mean\u2026<\/p>\n

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Let us imagine for a moment that, when we were children, we saw a joyful farewell party for each of the relatives who passed away; that the films starring \u201cLa Pelona\u201d were not classified as drama, suspense or horror, but as comedy; that in books the end of existence was represented as an expected and pleasant journey; that the death of our loved ones was just a matter of not seeing their bodies anymore, because we continued to feel their warm presence; or that mourning was symbolized by clarity, smiles and bright colors.<\/p>\n

If that had been the case\u2026 wouldn't we have a different relationship with death?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I don't know about you, but I am absolutely sure that if we had learned something else, the term in question could have the same beauty as the word LIFE<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Yo, que le entro de frente al m\u00edstico, de adulta opt\u00e9 por expresiones como trascendencia o cambio de plano y m\u00e1s recientemente decid\u00ed que mis muertos, por lo menos los m\u00e1s cercanos, no se fueron a ninguna parte, sino que se hicieron invisibles y aqu\u00ed van conmigo, ocupando sus puestos en el vag\u00f3n del metro, mientras me acompa\u00f1an, me gu\u00edan y me protegen\u2026 adem\u00e1s, desde que Disney decidi\u00f3 contarnos la historia, a trav\u00e9s de los ojos y la guitarra de Miguel, el tierno bisnieto de\u00a0COCO<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, mis creencias encontraron el sustento perfecto.<\/p>\n

Seg\u00fan la\u00a0Real Academia<\/a> de la Lengua Espa\u00f1ola<\/em>\u00a0(RAE), la muerte es \u00abla extinci\u00f3n de la vida<\/em><\/strong>\u00ab\u2026 ante un hecho tan contundente, cada quien decide sus interpretaciones y reacciones, pero si tengo que aferrarme a una de las mil teor\u00edas que existen, prefiero quedarme con aquella que me recuerda la importancia de honrar a mis ancestros.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Those of us who have lost a loved one know that remembering them is not a matter of calendar; even so, around the world and regardless of the religion professed, there are official days for devotees and non-believers to commemorate their deceased:<\/p>\n

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