En cada barrio

by: Estephanie Anidem

En cada barrio hay por lo menos un loco,

En cada loco hay por lo menos un sueño,

En cada sueño hay por lo menos un drama.

-Rubén Blades

I find this little piece of song very interesting because it speaks a truth that we all as humans share in common. As part of this world, we live in a constant madness, were all of us being so different from each other can be described as our own mad being. However, I don’t mean it in a negative way, because that madness is what differentiate us from the rest of the world, is what makes us unique, but mainly is from where our dreams come to life. The dreams that we desire, that we fight to reach, but there is always something or someone that interferes that causes the ‘drama’ that doesn’t allow us to reach our desired dreams. This is mainly the thought that I acquire from this piece of song, it basically shares the inevitable truth that we live everyday and what makes our life worthwhile.

How often in life do we make the same mistake over and over again and don’t learn from them? Why do we do this?

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Life can be described, as a line, which has a start and an end. Were what matters most are what we do between that start and that end. However, sometimes we seem to forget this, and we find ourselves lost in similar situations again and again.

I have two explanations as to why we keep on making the same mistakes again and again. One, we don’t take time in our lives to analyze our mistakes and errors, which end in us repeating them. Because if you take your time to understand the situation that you were in and just analyze where and what you did wrong, you will find yourself with a guide as to what not to do, so you won’t end in the same situations. For number two, I believe that sometimes we fall into a similar situation, thinking and hoping that the outcome could be different. However, we find ourselves back into the same hole, and all that is left for us is to fight to get out of it again.

Basically I find myself doing the same mistakes again and again up until I hit hard against a wall that is too tall for me to climb it. This is the moment that you are so deep into a problem that you take the time to figure out how you are going to overcome this situation. When you are in this predicament is that in my opinion you understand the situation and you learn not to follow the same path that you did before. Those are the mistakes that shape us to become the persons that we are today. 

 

A Swimmer’s Power

I compare the power of a swimmer with the engine of a car. They don’t work on their own, because they need numerous aspects working together to achieve their goal. But once these aspects unite they are unstoppable.

Every engine starts with the ignition system, which basically supplies energy to get the motor going. This is reminiscent of the swimmer, who combines a healthy diet and intense workout to maintain in shape, but mainly to supply his body with the energy needed to sustain the amount of force he will be summited when he goes into competition.  However, the ignition system counts with a spark, which come from the insert and turn of the key, this could echo the determination of the swimmer.

The key, sets several parts of the engine in motion, just like the swimmer is the key to it’s power and its performance. As you turn the key, the engine makes a grating, heaving sound, which is the crankshaft turning and pistons moving, starting the engine cycle and compression. This, I compare it to the start of the competition, where the swimmer is waiting the sound of the bell to start the race and once as it goes off, his body starts working. His arms move in synchronization like the crankshaft move with the pistons and they begin the cycle that they have done a million times. However, without this, the car neither the swimmer would be able to start the chain of reaction that they both need, to reach the ignition that will trigger the use of their own power. Who fills from the energy mentioned before, that acts as the fuel and battery to keep them reaching the amount of power that they possess.

Reaching the end of the wall, or their destination you turn the key on the opposite direction turning your engine off, letting it rest and recharge for the next time that you will need to use it again. Mainly, this are the reasons that I compare the power of a swimmer to an engine, because they work similar and they have a parallel amount of resistance that like the engine they need time to rest and recharge energy before the next race comes again.