Today I found a Brown Hawk inside the warehouse, tired, confused and fearful

 Today I found a Brown Hawk in the warehouse, tired, confused, fearful..

It took a while to capture him, since my initial attempts to guide him outside failed. His sharp beak and wide mouth were a deterrance at first, so I decide to open the main warehouse door, and the one at the shipping and recieving ramp. Thinking it would serve as a safe passage to its freedom.

But that din't work, so I got two microfiber rags and went back in the warehouse and talked to it but it kept flying away evading capture until exhaustion overcame him and he layed wings open on the floor.

I  approched him as he opened his wide mouth and sharp beak, and softly folded his wings and picked him from the floor. now laying calmly in my hands. I took him out to a tree and put him on a branch and left him there.

So As I have told you before, with the meetings with other animals:  The Bee and Lady Bug what does it mean for me to have found this bird in the warehouse?

What does it mean to have encountered a hawk? and thisi is what I Found in multiple sources:

"...Many believe that wild hawks are symbolic of an untamed soul, but if the bird is domesticated, they are a symbol of a cleansed soul who has turned their life to God. In addition, seeing hawks represents a message from God, or having immense love and dedication to someone..."   

"...Interacting with injured hawks could mirror or resonate with your own latent power that is struggling to self-actualize and emanate your true higher self. And yet represents the reality of that potential when realized..."

"... God used different species of birds in the Bible to teach spiritual lessons, represent divine symbols, and carry out His assignments. The different Meanings of Seeing a Hawk. Divine Grace: If you see a hawk, it means God has given you the grace to do things that used to be difficult or seem impossible..."

"...."From a Biblical perspective, a hawk is a symbol of divine guidance and that we are being watched out for from above. It is a call to seek God’s wisdom and guidance in our lives."

God asks Job in Job 39:26, "Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom and spread its wings toward the south?"  

So within Judeo-Christian tradition, the hawk represents a watchful presence guiding us from above and urging us to tap into divine wisdom..." (Dubois)

"...In other words, hawks see the bigger picture that we often miss from our limited view on the ground. "As a symbol, a hawk is a reminder to see the world from thirty yards above; to see the big picture," Dubois explains. Encountering a hawk invites us to similarly elevate our perspective..."

“The hawk is a messenger bird. Usually when we see a hawk it means to pay attention because a message is coming to you. Hawks represent clear sightedness, being observant, our far memory and guardianship

So I leave it to you to figure it out as these encounters with animals continue to happen

History Repeats itself La historia se repite

 

History repeats itself, La historia se repite...

As a student at the University of Puerto Rico from 1973-77, I along with 38,000 other students experienced two shutdowns which caused many of us not to graduate on time. And that implied for some of us to take two summer sessions with 18 credit hours, something you would need not only your counselors’ approval but the dean of your school.

I ended completing course requirements in December 1977, and got commissioned into the US Army on January 10^th, 1978. This was six months after my original expected graduation date.  I reported to active duty on January 11^th, 1978 at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO and remained there until mid-February until my Basic Military Intelligence Basic Officers Course was scheduled to start.

The implications not only affected my graduation, since anyone who met course requirements in December would graduate the following summer, so My diploma say June of 1978. A graduation I missed since I was already on Active duty. And even worst, lost my initial assignment in the Army, since I had to be rescheduled to a different Officers Basic Course in Feb of 1978.  All that thanks to 3,000 plus Socialist (PSP) Partido Socialista Puertorriqueno), Communist (FUPI)  Federacion Universitaria pro Independencia) students who shut down a university of 38,000 plus students.

Remember in 1978 you did not have virtual classes, you went home, and if you were boarding in student housing you were also sent home. UPR was and is the top campus in PR where students come from all over the island come to Rio Piedras.  So, the businesses around the campus thrive with university life and in their absence their sales and services also suffered.

One thing is to march for a cause, to have a sit in, and another thing is to shut down a university, stop others from attending classes, destroying property, chanting slogans like

“Death to America ““Fight for Worldwide Intifada” ... yes go find the definition of Intifada and how many have been against Israel.... and then think who are they targeting if they want worldwide Intifada. Or why would you permit someone to desecrate your flag? like they have permitted at Columbia University

Why would you have a Hezbollah flag? A worldwide known terrorist organization, and why do you cover your faces? So, history once again repeats itself, when an older person tells you to be careful, watch for these indicators and warnings is for something they have already lived through.

The left, and yes when we say left it reflects Communism, and its bastard child Socialism are behind these movements. The slogans, the Modus operandi is the same. And they are rallying behind what could have been a noble cause “Stop the War” “free the hostages” “Ceasefire” More aid to Gaza”

Caveat Emptor (Buyer beware) read the history, our universities are full of left-wing professors who teach with and underlying purpose. Why if you want to stop a War do you need to say: “Down with Capitalism?” or “Fight for World Intifada?” Don’t become a useful stooge where someone who you think is supporting your cause takes over and injects his.

You end up being the fool, jailed, criminal record that will carry on for the rest of your life. Your time as a student is to absorb like a sponge knowledge, determine right from wrong and know how to challenge injustice via elections, and taking stances to create change.

Anytime there is violence, total disrespect to justice, anarchy, insubordination you are on the wrong side of history. And when you mature and grow out of your university years you will pay your consequences. Who will hire a violent instigator? Or one who desecrates the flag that permits him/her to voice his opinion? Or chants slogans and holds flags of terrorist organizations?  Keep that in mind.

 

 

 

 

 

And as a foot note the UPR has had several incidents where students and police officers got killed and the crime never been solved.

 

Jacinto Gutiérrez born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was a University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet sergeant who was murdered on 11 March 1971 at the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps building during a riot by groups opposing the program's presence on the campus.^[1] During the riots, two Puerto Rico Police officers, Riot Squad commander Juan Birino Mercado and Sergeant Miguel Rosario Rondón, also lost their lives.^[2][3] No one has ever been charged with his killing.^[4][5]

 

La historia se repite...

Como estudiante de la Universidad de Puerto Rico de 1973 a 1977, yo, junto con otros 38,000 estudiantes, experimentamos dos cierres que causaron que muchos de nosotros no nos graduáramos a tiempo. Y eso implicaba que algunos de nosotros tomáramos dos sesiones de verano con 18 créditos, algo que necesitaría no solo la aprobación de el consejero, sino también del decano de su escuela.

 Terminé de completar los requisitos del curso en diciembre de 1977 y fui comisionado en el Ejército de los Estados Unidos el 10 de enero de 1978. Esto fue seis meses después de mi fecha de graduación original. Me presenté al servicio activo el 11 de enero de 1978 en Ft. Leonard Wood, MO y permanecí allí hasta mediados de febrero hasta que mi Curso Básico de Oficiales de Inteligencia Militar estaba programado para comenzar.

 Las implicaciones no solo afectaron mi graduación, ya que cualquiera que cumpliera con los requisitos del curso en diciembre se graduaría el verano siguiente, por lo que mi diploma diría junio de 1978. Una graduación que me perdí porque ya estaba en servicio activo. Y lo que es peor, perdí mi asignación inicial en el Ejército, ya que tuve que ser reprogramado para un Curso Básico de Oficiales diferente en febrero de 1978.

Todo eso gracias a más de 3,000 estudiantes del Partido Socialista Puertorriqueño (PSP), Comunistas y Socialistas (FUPI) (Federación Universitaria pro Independencia) que cerraron una universidad de más de 38,000 estudiantes. Recuerda que en 1978 no tenías clases virtuales, te ibas a casa, y si estabas internado en una residencia de estudiantes también te mandaban a casa. La UPR fue y es el recinto más grande de Puerto Rico donde los estudiantes vienen de toda la isla a Río Piedras. Por lo tanto, los negocios alrededor del campus prosperan con la vida universitaria y, en su ausencia, sus ventas y servicios también sufrieron.

Una cosa es marchar por una causa, hacer una demonstracion, y otra cosa es cerrar una universidad, impedir que otros asistan a clases, destruir propiedades, corear consignas como "Muerte a Estados Unidos" "Lucha por la Intifada Mundial"... Sí, vayan a buscar la definición de Intifada y cuántos han hecho en contra de Israel... y luego póngase a pensar a quién se dirigen si quieren una Intifada mundial. ¿O por qué permitirías que alguien profanara tu bandera? como lo han permitido en la Universidad de Columbia?

¿Por qué tendrías una bandera de Hezbolá? Una organización terrorista mundialmente conocida, ¿y por qué se cubren la cara? Entonces, la historia una vez más se repite, cuando una persona mayor te dice que tengas cuidado, que estés atento a estos indicadores y advertencias es por algo que ya ha vivido.

La izquierda, y sí, cuando decimos izquierda refleja el comunismo, y su hijo bastardo, el socialismo, están detrás de estos movimientos. Los eslóganes, el modus operandi es el mismo. Y se están uniendo detrás de lo que podría haber sido una causa noble: "Detengan la guerra", "Liberen a los rehenes", "Alto el fuego", Más ayuda a Gaza. Caveat Emptor (Cuidado al comprador) lea la historia, nuestras universidades están llenas de profesores de izquierda que enseñan con un propósito subyacente. ¿Por qué, si quieres detener una guerra, necesitas decir: "¿Abajo el capitalismo?" o "Lucha por la Intifada Mundial"?

No te conviertas en un tonto útil en el que alguien que crees que está apoyando tu causa se hace cargo e inyecta la suya. Terminas siendo el tonto, encarcelado, con antecedentes penales que continuarán por el resto de tu vida. Tu tiempo como estudiante es absorber como una esponja el conocimiento, determinar lo correcto de lo incorrecto y saber cómo desafiar la injusticia a través de elecciones y tomar posturas para crear un cambio. Cada vez que hay violencia, falta total de respeto a la justicia, anarquía, insubordinación, estás en el lado equivocado de la historia. Y cuando madures y superes tus años universitarios, pagarás tus consecuencias. ¿Quién contratará a un instigador violento? ¿O alguien que profana la bandera que le permite expresar su opinión? ¿O corea consignas y sostiene banderas de organizaciones terroristas? Tenlo en cuenta.

 

 

Y como nota al calse de página, la UPR ha tenido varios incidentes en los que estudiantes y policías fueron asesinados y el crimen nunca se resolvió. Jacinto Gutiérrez, nacido en Ponce, Puerto Rico, fue un sargento cadete del Cuerpo de Entrenamiento de Oficiales de la Reserva del Ejército de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras que fue asesinado el 11 de marzo de 1971 en el edificio del Cuerpo de Entrenamiento de Oficiales de la Reserva del Ejército durante un motín de grupos que se oponían a la presencia del programa en el campus. [1] Durante los disturbios, dos oficiales de la Policía de Puerto Rico, el comandante del Escuadrón Antimotines Juan Birino Mercado y el sargento Miguel Rosario Rondón, también perdieron la vida. [2] [3] Nadie ha sido acusado de su asesinato. [4] [5]

 

 

 

 

 

At 68 and ½ years old I finally know what I am worth......

 

At 68 and ½ years old I finally know what I am worth......

Don’t know if you have ever asked yourself what are you really worth? And no, it has nothing to do with your fortune, properties, savings or net worth. But in the eyes of insurability.

Let’s go over some background information:   According to The New England Journal of Medicine published a study in 2018, reporting that the most productive age in human life is between 60-70 years of age.

And the second most productive group of human beings is from 70 to 80 years of age. Followed by the third most productive the younger of the two aforementioned is 50 to 60 years of age.

Back to the subject, insurability.... Yes, insurance tables and your worth have nothing to do with your productivity, your work ethics, your dedication to all around you and all those people and entities that rather ask you for help knowing how busy you could be.

Benjamin Franklin once said:  that "if you want something done, ask a busy person." There's truth to that statement. After all, the busier we are, the better we manage our time. Busy people are able to get more done in a day because they don't waste time

And let’s get to the meat of the subject. Insurability, how it is measured, and is it still applicable?  When societies are talking about raising the retirement age, and we are living longer. Us Life expectancy has gone from 68.14 years to 79.25 from 1950 to 2023 and still we consider that your final days are more valuable, or devalued for the fear of paying you out.

At an early age of 23, as a lieutenant in the Army, a retired US Army LTC sold me, my first whole life insurance policy with as many riders as possible: double indemnity, accidental death, insurance for an unborn child.... wow he made a killing on commission. Needless to say, didn’t have a child until ten years later. But you learned, and from my 33^rd year of life it has been Term insurance all the way, best bang for the buck but no cash value. I saw the industry evolve to “Universal life, and other sporty names, but kept firm with my 10-15-year terms until last year, when my provider sends me a letter saying this is the end. And from there on convert to whole life or pay some ludicrous amount.  That was they day I started questioning myself what I was truly worth. But still it took one more year until yesterday, when I had to make the decision and called them up to say, that it would not renew that policy and to get me coverage for the same amount of money I have been paying for the last 30 years and they did, And what it all ended up being was that I could only get 1/5 of what I had a day ago.  My $500,000-dollar policy became a $100,000 policy just like that.

So today I am worth 1/5 of what I was worth yesterday, and the last 14 years of my life have been the most active, the most involved, the most productive of my last 30 years or my entire life, but the fact is I am 68.5 years old is what matters to the insurance world, so I have depreciated in one day more than a new car sold taken out of the lot (13%) in my case 20%.

That is the way, as the Mandalorian creed says... insurance measures your probabilities in the later part of your life, fortunately my children are very well educated and my wife will be taken care of.  So, for the next ten years I will leave behind only 1/5 of myself to whom shall ever survive me.

So, do the mental drill, invest in your future, leave behind educated children that can earn a living by themselves.  And hopefully leave no debt for your survivors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Memory of Gabriel Perez 35 years ago a day never forgotten

 Today brings to memory a man's biggest fear, loss and pain that of seeing his son die, or in the case of still births never lived. Regardless if he was 38 weeks, fully formed the fact he never breathed he is categorized as "stillborn"  Human kind is very obtuse in  medical terms, and maybe that is the way to categorize each event. But in our hearts, the first time you hear that ultrasound whosh, whosh whosh whosh sound of the heartbeat, and see it on the screen, the consequent visits and growth wih multiple  screen shots of his face, movement, the kicks, the movement palpable on his mother's belly all that is suddenly considered as not lived?. Never born, It is bad enough having the loss and still having to live unrecognized.

So today 35 years after his unboard death it is as vivid as it was that day. Today I stand before you at 67 almost 68 and the only known fact is that I am closer to be reunited with him in merely biological terms, no this is not a suicidal thought, it is a simple fact  that if I have the approximate same time frame of my father; I should have about 20 more years to live. so that puts me biologically  closer to reunion with him. Needless to say expect to enjoy these last 20 or more with my two lovely daughters, wife  and grand children. 

But every 14th of September is his day and will always be a time to celebrate a Trisagion in his Memory and to remain in prayer  for him and his restful soul.

God has given me in the last 13 years the priviledge of having two assistants named Gabriel and both worked along side with me,  Giving me the opportunity to witnees what I could expect as a 22 year lod son 28 year old son, But today you are 35 my son, at the peak of your time maturing as a man in a more pure and restfull domain. Watch over your sisters, and their children. Keep protecting the generations to come. And we will reunite again one day to love, laugh and and spend the rest of our inmortal lives.

Love you 

Dad

January 06, the Festivity of the Three Maggi that visited Jesus Christ, and What did Aunt Gemima meant to me all in a nut shell

Believe it or not there is a direct core

Believe it or not, there is a direct correlation between Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix and January 06, the Feast of the Epiphany …….

It has been 1 year, 1 month, 3 days since I last wrote on this blog, my trampoline to the world to talk about faith, family, world affairs, Geopolitics and other issues .

The night after the elections on 2020 just turned me off so bad I froze in time until today…..

Bot of my daughters are educated women in the fields of Information and Library Sciences and Communications. both have a Masters Degree in their fields and the youngest is still at it pursuing a Doctorates Degree.  I just have  a BS in Science, 1/2 a Masters in Strategic Intelligence which due to separation from the services at a retirement of 15 years did not complete. But I do have 24 years of Radio and Television experience as a military analyst in predominantly Spanish speaking media in the US and some other international forums. I was an instructor in the US Army from my first assignment as a Basic Training Officer, graduated from the Drill Sergeant’s School (ITC ) Instructor’s Training Course in 1978 and in 1991 as an instructor at SOA (School of the Americas) where I taught several courses to include the Intel portion of there Command & General Staff Officers Course.

I am a graduate of both the USA Command & General Staff College (1991) and Marine Corps Command & General Staff College (1989)

 

So when it comes to Communications I do think I know something about it.

I was also a son of a political refugee in 1961 when I arrived to these United States. And here is where my story starts…….

The Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix box I first encountered, had a face of a typical nanny, so much loved in both Latin American and American cultures in the early 17-19 hundreds. Nana as they were called raised us, with much love, even gave us the best meals, and counseled us when we did bad things and were there for a hug or to sleep in their arms when a tear was shed, or you simply had a bad day. so I could relate to the Iconic Aunt Jemima as a soothing , comfort zone product, thinking of my nana.

Roll the calendar several years and Aunt Jemima gets a facelift (Image 2) on the Syrup bottle to make her more appealing into the later part of the 20th Century. We'll leave it to some marketing guru to figure that out, or was it sales the issue? But then Comes the final evolution……… Radical elements on the left, pressure  Pear Milling Company to eliminate the face of even the 20th century updated version because it is a symbol of slavery, oppression, subjugation and the adverbs go on and on……..

First, I will tell you that I feel bad for the Pearl Milling Company, cause they may loose more market share because of product recognition, and name…. regardless if the same image and color codes remain… people have a tendency to pick a product at a market by name and if it does not look right they will move on…..

Second, no one will ever change my mind, of nana, and Aunt Jemima, never did my parents  put a connotation that it was racist, or slavery. It just simply did not cross our minds.

So he who controls communications, can change patterns of behavior, and thought to younger generations? huh? what a concept…… and that is exactly my friends what is going on, just in 60 years they did it with a pancake mix, and the brains of the millennials. Young adults now claim it was a necessary measure to change those symbols of slavery…. and by the way blame us in the 21st century for the sins of our forefathers, as this nation evolved into what it is today. And yes we now have to pay reparations to all descendants 14 generations ago.

I am not a biggot, I do not discriminate, i have friends from every part of the world and do carry blood of Taino Indians, Black and white Spaniard with a Greek Ancestry from the Canary Islands. 

I can’t understand how a plain pan cake mix became a from line, to the point a manufacturer  had to change completely their name, an iconic name recalling so many beautiful memories into an article of hate, discrimination, slavery.…  and I frankly feel for them cause name recognition means a lot and may represent significant  losses of market share.

So that takes care of Aunt Jemima, now lets talk about the epiphany. 

Here is an excerpt from: https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/06/epiphany/

Traditionally, the great feast of the Epiphany marks the end of the extended period of Christmas holidays in Greece.

Each year on January 6, hundreds of thousands of Greeks and visitors participate in the rich traditions that are observed in each and every city and town in the country, making it one of the most special holidays of the year.

Epiphany is one of the most important Christian feasts of the entire year because it is the commemoration of the revelation of Jesus Christ as God.

Epiphany is also known as Theophany; both of these terms derive from the Greek words for “revelation” and the “revelation of God,” or ”Επιφάνεια” (epipháneia) and ”Θεοφάνεια” (Theopháneia).

This unique feast is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Church, and millions of people around the world participate in liturgies, Masses and many other traditional events which take place on this day

In the Orthodox Christian tradition, to which the Greek Orthodox Church also belongs, the feast of Epiphany is associated with the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River.

According to archaeologists, Christians began celebrating Epiphany from as early as 200 AD in the Greek-speaking eastern parts of the Roman Empire, and these celebrations began as a commemoration of Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River.

However, Western European Christians increasingly began to associate Epiphany with the visit of the Magi to the newborn Jesus Christ.

For this reason, many parts of the West call Epiphany ”The Small Christmas” up to this day.
However, both Churches commemorate the groundbreaking revelation of God to the world, either via the three Magi or Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist.

So here we are again, January the 6th, and the News is all about the Riots at the Capitol a year ago, another embarrassing day for America, a day that should have never happened. a Regretful  day in our history, but should never overshadow, the fact that today is the Epiphany of Christ Jesus, the Theophany  of Christ….  a time when as little kids in Cuba we would get our gifts, Santa Claus we learned about when we got to the US in 1961, you would have to put grass for the camels outside and oared that you behaved and got something from these 3 Maggi….

That is what this day is all about, and it has been obliterated by the events of last year…. a Christ born and died almost 2,000 years, Baptized or visited by Maggi, the Greatest Story ever told is second page to a regretful day a year ago, huh interesting……

Aunt Jemima, are we trying to change values again? the real meaning of January 6th?  what a concept?    

Lo crea o no, existe una correlación directa entre Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix y el 6 de enero, la Fiesta de la Epifanía …….

Ha pasado 1 año, 1 mes, 3 días desde la última vez que escribí en este blog, mi trampolín al mundo para hablar sobre la fe, la familia, los asuntos mundiales, la geopolítica y otros temas.

La noche después de las elecciones de 2020 me desanimó tanto que me congelé en el tiempo hasta hoy ...

Mis dos  hijas son mujeres educadas en los campos de la Información y Bibliotecología y Comunicaciones. ambas tienen una maestría en sus campos y la más joven todavía está cursando un doctorado. Yo obtuve  una licenciatura en ciencias, la 1/2 de una maestría en inteligencia estratégica que debido a la separación de los servicios en una jubilación de 15 años no se completó. Pero tengo 24 años de experiencia en radio y televisión como analista militar en medios predominantemente de habla hispana en los Estados Unidos y en algunos otros foros internacionales. Fui instructor en el Ejército de los EE. UU. Desde mi primera asignación como Oficial de Capacitación Básica, me gradué del Curso de Capacitación de Instructores de Drill Sergeant's School (ITC) en 1978 y en 1991 como instructor en SOA (School of the Americas) donde enseñé varios cursos para incluir la parte de Intel del curso para oficiales de comando y estado mayor.

Me gradué de la Escuela de Comando y Estado Mayor de EE. UU. (1991) y de la Escuela de Comando y Estado Mayor del Cuerpo de Marines (1989) Entonces, cuando se trata de Comunicaciones, creo que sé algo al respecto.

También era hijo de un refugiado político en 1961 cuando llegué a estos Estados Unidos. Y aquí es donde comienza mi historia …….

La caja de Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix que encontré por primera vez, tenía la cara de una niñera típica, muy querida en las culturas latinoamericanas y americanas a principios de los siglos XVII y XIX. Nana como los llamaban nos crió, con mucho cariño, incluso nos dio las mejores comidas, y nos aconsejó cuando hacíamos cosas malas y estábamos ahí para un abrazo o para dormir en sus brazos cuando se derramaba una lágrima, o simplemente tenías un mal día. para poder relacionarme con la icónica tía Jemima como un producto relajante y de zona de confort, pensando en mi abuela.

Pase el calendario varios años y la tía Jemima se renovará (Imagen 2) en la botella de Jarabe para hacerla más atractiva en la última parte del siglo XX. Dejaremos que algún gurú del marketing lo resuelva, ¿o fue el problema de las ventas? Pero luego viene la evolución final ……… Elementos radicales de la izquierda, presionan a Pear Milling Company para eliminar la cara incluso de la versión actualizada del siglo XX porque es un símbolo de esclavitud, opresión, subyugación y los adverbios siguen y siguen …… ..

Primero, les diré que me siento mal por Pearl Milling Company, porque es posible que pierdan más participación de mercado debido al reconocimiento del producto y al nombre…. independientemente de que permanezcan los mismos códigos de imagen y color… la gente tiende a elegir un producto en un mercado por su nombre y si no se ve bien, seguirán adelante… ..

En segundo lugar, nunca nadie cambiará de opinión, de nana, y tía Jemima, mis padres nunca pusieron una connotación de que era racista o esclavitud. Simplemente no se nos pasó por la cabeza.

Entonces, quien controla las comunicaciones, ¿puede cambiar los patrones de comportamiento y pensamiento de las generaciones más jóvenes? ¿eh? qué concepto …… y eso es exactamente lo que están pasando mis amigos, solo en 60 años lo hicieron con una mezcla de panqueques, y el cerebro de los millennials. Los adultos jóvenes ahora afirman que era una medida necesaria para cambiar esos símbolos de la esclavitud…. y, por cierto, culparnos en el siglo XXI por los pecados de nuestros antepasados, ya que esta nación se convirtió en lo que es hoy. Y sí, ahora tenemos que pagar reparaciones a todos los descendientes hace 14 generaciones.

No soy un racista, no discrimino, tengo amigos de todas partes del mundo y llevo sangre de indios taínos, español blanco y negro de ascendencia griega de las Islas Canarias.

No puedo entender cómo una mezcla simple de pastel de pan se convirtió en una línea de partida, hasta el punto en que un fabricante tuvo que cambiar completamente su nombre, un nombre icónico que recuerda tantos hermosos recuerdos en un artículo de odio, discriminación, esclavitud ... y francamente siente por ellos porque el reconocimiento de nombres significa mucho y puede representar pérdidas significativas de participación de mercado.

Así que eso se encarga de la tía Jemima, ahora hablemos de la epifanía.

Aquí hay un extracto de: https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/06/epiphany/

Tradicionalmente, la gran fiesta de la Epifanía marca el final del período prolongado de vacaciones de Navidad en Grecia.

Cada año, el 6 de enero, cientos de miles de griegos y visitantes participan de las ricas tradiciones que se observan en todas y cada una de las ciudades y pueblos del país, lo que la convierte en una de las fiestas más especiales del año.

La Epifanía es una de las fiestas cristianas más importantes de todo el año porque es la conmemoración de la revelación de Jesucristo como Dios.

La epifanía también se conoce como teofanía; Ambos términos derivan de las palabras griegas para "revelación" y la "revelación de Dios", o "Επιφάνεια" (epipháneia

Esta fiesta única es celebrada tanto por la Iglesia Oriental como Occidental, y millones de personas en todo el mundo participan en liturgias, misas y muchos otros eventos tradicionales que tienen lugar en este día.

En la tradición cristiana ortodoxa, a la que también pertenece la Iglesia ortodoxa griega, la fiesta de la Epifanía se asocia con el bautismo de Jesucristo en el río Jordán.

Según los arqueólogos, los cristianos comenzaron a celebrar la Epifanía desde el año 200 d.C. en las partes orientales de habla griega del Imperio Romano, y estas celebraciones comenzaron como una conmemoración del bautismo de Jesús en el río Jordán.

Sin embargo, los cristianos de Europa occidental comenzaron a asociar cada vez más la Epifanía con la visita de los magos al recién nacido Jesucristo.

Por esta razón, muchas partes de Occidente llaman a la Epifanía "La Pequeña Navidad" hasta el día de hoy. Sin embargo, ambas Iglesias conmemoran la revelación revolucionaria de Dios al mundo, ya sea a través de los tres Magos o del bautismo de Jesús por Juan el Bautista.

Así que aquí estamos de nuevo, el 6 de enero, y las noticias tratan sobre los disturbios en el Capitolio hace un año, otro día vergonzoso para Estados Unidos, un día que nunca debería haber sucedido. Un día lamentable en nuestra historia, pero que nunca debe eclipsar, el hecho de que hoy es la Epifanía de Cristo Jesús, la Teofanía de Cristo…. una época en la que cuando éramos niños en Cuba recibíamos nuestros regalos, nos enteramos de Santa Claus cuando llegamos a los EE. UU. en 1961, tendrías que poner pasto para los camellos afuera y remarcar que te comportaste y obtuviste algo de estos 3 Maggi ….

De eso se trata este día, y ha sido borrado por los eventos del año pasado…. un Cristo nacido y muerto hace casi 2000 años, bautizado o visitado por Maggi, la historia más grande jamás contada es la segunda página de un lamentable día hace un año, eh interesante ……

Tía Jemima, ¿estamos intentando volver a cambiar los valores? el verdadero significado del 6 de enero? que concepto