Friday, April 16, 2010
Church Condolences Letter
remember the first time Arturo Morales, poet, told me about his idea "Founders of Valparaiso" I felt really uncomfortable and I got itchy. Even when I remembered long ago, I was told by the local press of the "foundation of Valparaiso" conducted by my good friend in a poetic action. What bold and daring, I thought. Found a city that was never established, because the English Valparaiso only given recognition and status of a city but no foundation.
Living in a city that I love was never established. This magical idea of \u200b\u200bbelonging to a place that is part of the poetic imagination, literary and marine binds me. It's like being a fictional character by pirates, whalers, bars, cabarets, sails, masts, prow and stern which "Pequod", the boat that set sail to hunt Moby Dick. A place without foundation is something wild, with a something without rules, the freedom to write on these sheets of paper or continuing chaotic lines drawn by others who, like me, we had the good fortune to live there.
truth is not quite grasp the profound understanding of the idea of \u200b\u200bArthur and was the same again on this point at a table in Plaza Aníbal Pinto, with a fun summer beer.
With the usual passion of our conversations, I was revealing singular "voladita" which was to be leaving to become a profound concept and future ideology.
I explained the poet Morales: Founding Valparaiso is an appeal to the locals look at us and take account, in fact, each and every one of us founded Valparaíso daily. I did in a poetic action, but in their everyday all locals do freely and in their pure whim and will. But for us it is so normal that we are not aware of this simple but momentous fact.
Great and small foundations daily. There are not many monuments in the city that are dedicated to native or transplanted locals and give particular account of his bravery.
The truth is that it is true. From its early days the locals have shown their ability to self and inventive, turning the city into a pioneer in many areas. Fire department, gas lighting, rail, football team, television, etc. It is undeniable that many of the courage of creativity has come from foreigners, but somehow that became a hallmark of the city.
of geniuses and fools we all have in Valparaiso, as one German who gave to build the first submarine and had so much faith in the idea flown did not hesitate to take your child to the second dive, from which he never emerged. Romantic efforts that inspire poets and musicians.
is through what the city has this air libertarian and indomitable. Those who arrive immediately perceive this atmosphere, this air of place where anything can happen, where anything is possible, which needs to be done and what is worth fighting. How odd that these people do not perceive, often falling into a deep reluctance and pessimism.
Today, locals have forgotten that mark. However, make their homes in impossible places, hanging on steep slopes, without realizing that they continue to founding the city.
should be informed of our exploits and celebrate and pay homage to Buenos Aires to get a major achievement. .- Why you never know when one of us wins a prize, I asked Morales??
.- Why not welcome here and we do know that we recognize it??
.- Why not tell who is a founder more, and the instrument which has been highlighted is founding a new action??
Morales poet inspires me and makes me immediately to see the city as cast founders who sleep the sleep of everyday life. Nobody recognizes their "founding act" when we should all look at them proud, feeling part of his success, making our own inspiration. I can imagine a prize "Founders of Valparaiso awarded annually to our geniuses and values \u200b\u200bceremony and carnival to display and publicly applaud that entry of Caesar in Rome.
and I look and there are the founders of Thousand Carnival Drums, transmission of music from the balconies, the Puppet Museum clowns, mimes Tuga intervening streets, a white guy who shoots from its founding ideas of their outputs "brainstorming", the same Morales and their businesses and create many more publishers to launch brilliant novice writers or artists who sell their cards simply painted the hanging clothes and leaving his genius and madness walk the streets without being noticed.
Sure there are many more, with various activities, some business from Valparaiso and shoot it right. Everyone should honor them and celebrate them because they are ours, are new starters in Valparaiso, create and recreate the city with his new genius.
Since these beers with the poet that I see all different. Arturo Morales is right. The idea and founding act has touched me, working in me the effect of a cheerful optimism. I do not see locals going dark brooding problems daily.
Now when I go out I always see new and powerful
founders ... ... founding of Valparaiso. Leo Silva
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