Friday, November 29, 2019

A story in three pictures

Last Thursday I got a phone call from my eldest daughter Cristina in Virginia telling me she had sent me a package with my birthday gift. I overlooked the fact it was November and not September cause she did travel overseas and may have brought back something from the trip. She had been tracking the package and it appeared delivered according to the USPS. She still insisted to call her when I got the package. As I left work and drove home I went directly to the mailbox and found a key to the larger mailbox and tried to open it up to no avail, I decided to leave a note to the postman about the key not opening and called my daughter to inform her what happened.

On Saturday morning I went to the mailbox once again and did try one more time to open it but once again no success I proceeded to do my Saturday chores at church and home and came back home around 2:30PM and got a phone call from Cristina again asking if I had gotten the package. As I stood up and told her that I would walk to the mailbox to check it, I opened the door and the package was there, that meant the postman had delivered it knowing that the issue was that the box was as big as the mailbox and that is why it didn’t open.

I still had Cristina ob line and proceeded to open it and there was a message inside do not open or unwrap until you call me. So as she was still on line I opened the package and found a toy stuffed animal a dog. And she told me that since we had lost our dog had died in February and I had said that I would never have a dog again since all my dogs have last 16 or 17 years and could not bear to go through this again

So I thanked her and laughed since now I had a dog that didn’t bark, eat, needed to go out to potty a perfect dog. But Cristina insisted to do one more thing.... to touch its paw. And I did, that and heard:  “Hi Abo I can’t wait to meet you in April “....

Didn’t get it at first but then I got it my first grandchild.

She told me it was 18 weeks and that the conception was during a trip to Portugal and tracking the time it could have been during her visit to Fatima  where she had prayed to the Virgin Mary for a child. So take it as it is an act of faith or just the right time


Monday, November 25, 2019

The Trojan Horse of the 21st Century, El Caballo de Troya del Siglo XXI (English & Spanish Version both published) herein

Today I am Honored to post a wriiting from a very good friend who wishes to remain nameless, his nom de guer is El Graecae.


He brings to us on of those many afternoon recollections when you are working on something and a burst of literary thoughts, captures your innermost emotions and a great reflection is written.


And it deal with GEOpolitics, as this blopg was set up for, to express dialog, to focus in at the big picture, the concerns we should all care for in our countries, our neighbors and elsewhere .

The situtation in Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile. Ecuador, Nicaragua, Cuba and Mexico have all been recipients of this Trojan Horse. Places we thought would never falter like Chile and Colombia are now on the Scopes and yes there is a massive plan, orchestrated, don't be fooled.

Abroad you can see the issues in Iraq, Lebannon, and even Iran. the tranformation of Europe. which will be even more challenging in the next two decades.

Trojan horses are stil in use, in software, malware. even in the Cyberspace. But this philosophical beast disguised as compassion, equality, better future and peace is all too well know and still our youth, and fellow citizens fall for with free medical care, free college and many other big government pledges that eventually bring all to a common misery level except those who end up in charge.


Read and enjoy el Greco's weekend inspiration, and call to all who still believe in the beauty of a grandiose Trojan horse without ever knowing what is to come.


El Coronel


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The Trojan Horse of the 21st Century
" Anan's Páris éklepse tin 'eni apó to philoxene paláti tou Meneláou, ali i Elás anataraxike....."
"When Paris robs Helena of the hospitable Palace of Menelaus, all of Greece was shaken....."
Thus begins the Trojan War, described by Homer in the 8th century BC, in the context of Greek mythology, which chronicles a military conflict between the Greeks and a coalition of armies "ajeos" (Greek: syllade): against the city of Troy and its allies. According to Homer, it would be a war response by the ajeos to rescue Helen from Sparta, who was originally abducted by Prince Paris of Troy.
Only as a historical and mythological preamble, this war was about ten long years long, and the Greeks with their mighty army failed to cross the walls of the city of Troy. In addition, the most famous Greek warrior, "Achilles", tragically falls dead in combat, with which Athena, (Greek: ) Goddess of Wisdom, but also paradoxically Jerarch of War and Civilization, conceives a plan to build a "horse" and hide inside the best warriors of the camp "Ajeo".
Athena, instruct "Epeo", the best carpenter in the Greek army, the construction of said horse, to honor the gods and be given to the Trojans as a war trophy. The horse was engraved with the following sentence: "The Greeks dedicate this offering to Athena, grateful for a safe return to their homes after a long absence of ten years."
The Trojans, great believers in the gods, did not suspect the Greeks' plan and fell into deception by accepting that the horse was the sign of the surrender of the Greeks and an offering for the goddess Athena.
In addition, the Trojans naively decided to introduce it to the city and pass through with it the walls that the Greeks in ten years of combat never managed to overcome.
The Trojans celebrated their victory over the Greeks in a big way, while the latter waited patiently inside the horse until the end of the party, then stormed the city from within. The Greeks opened the city gates so that they could spend the rest of the army "ajeo", and so began the beginning of the end, as the Trojans could not defend themselves and the Greeks took for them the city of Troy, but setting it on fire and finally destroying it. As a result, the city of Troy and the Trojans simply remained for history....
The bad news is that history stubbornly repeats itself. During the beginning of the 21st century, noble Latin American people opened their doors to shelter hundreds of thousands of citizens who simply walked their own fate, fleeing barbarism and no matter how to die in the attempt. So did another noble island people, where thousands risked their lives at sea, in order to bet on a better future. In an interesting parallel with the history described by Homer some 29 centuries before, hundreds of warriors hidden inside the horse, in this case hidden and crouched under the mantle of humanitarian aid required by hundreds of thousands, managed to pierce the walls of these noble peoples, only waiting in silence to also storm, burn and destroy at the most opportune moment.
Once again, history is stubbornly and tragically repeated, and so these noble people  fall under the yoke of the irrational anarchy and barbarism of a few hundred warriors, conceived only for the violence and destruction of Civilization.
History or mythology always gives us excellent analogies from which to learn and thus avoid the barbaric scenarios already described by Homer. Likewise, we can learn from the "ajeos" or ancient Greeks, who under the same figure of the goddess Athena, mixed wisdom, civilization and war, so that they could survive to this day. There is little time left for the civilized world to act in a timely manner, blending with wisdom, the difficult art of war and civilization, thus avoiding the destruction of the "City of Troy", but this time in the 21st century.
Any resemblance to Homer's "Troy City" of the 8th century BC and the Latin American reality of the 21st century, unfortunately if it is a coincidence. By not understanding it this way, we are destined to witness the destruction of the Civilization of the 21st Century, which will remain equally for history....
El Graecae

11/11/19

Hoy me siento honrado de publicar una escritura de un muy buen amigo que desea permanecer sin nombre, su nom de guer es El Graecae.   Nos trae esos muchos recuerdos de la tarde cuando estás trabajando en algo y un estallido de pensamientos literarios, captura tus emociones más íntimas y se escribe una gran reflexión. 

 Se trata  de la geopolítica, ya que este blog fue creado para expresar estos pensamientos incitar el dialogo, para centrarnos en el panorama general, las preocupaciones que todos debemos cuidar en nuestros países, nuestros vecinos y en otros lugares.  La situación en  en Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile. Ecuador, Nicaragua, Cuba y México han sido receptores de este caballo de Troya. Lugares que pensábamos que nunca flaquearían como Chile y Colombia están ahora en los alcances y sí hay un plan masivo, orquestado, no se deje engañar. 

  En el extranjero se pueden ver los problemas en Irak, Líbano e incluso Irán. la transformación de Europa. que será aún más difícil en las próximas dos décadas.  Los caballos de Troya todavía están en uso, en el software, el malware. 


 Los caballos de Troya están en uso, en el software, el malware. incluso en el ciberespacio. Pero esta bestia filosófica disfrazada de compasión, igualdad, mejor futuro y paz es demasiado bien conocido y todavía nuestra juventud, y los conciudadanos caen con atención médica gratuita, la universidad libre y muchas otras grandes promesas del gobierno que finalmente traen todo a un nivel de miseria común, excepto aquellos que terminan a cargo.   Lee y disfruta de la inspiración del fin de semana de El Greco, y llama a todos los que todavía creen en la belleza de un grandioso caballo de Troya sin saber nunca lo que está por venir. 



 El Coronel

El Caballo de Troya del Siglo XXI
“ Όταν Ό Παρις  έκλεψε την Έλενη από το φιλόξενο παλάτι  του Μενελάου, όλη η Ελλάς αναταραξικε..... ”
“ Ótan Ó Páris éklepse tin Éleni apó to filóxeno paláti tou Meneláou, óli i Elás anataraxike.....”
“Cuando París roba a Helena del hospitalario Palacio de Menelao, toda Grecia quedó sacudida .....”

Así comienza la guerra de Troya, descrita por Homero en el Siglo VIII a.C., en el contexto de la mitología griega, la cual narra un conflicto militar entre los Griegos y una coalición de ejércitos “ajeos” (del griego: Ἀχαιοί), contra la ciudad de Troya  y sus aliados. Según Homero,  se trataría de una respuesta bélica por parte de los ajeos para rescatar a Helena de Esparta, quien en principio, fue raptada por el príncipe Paris de Troya.

Solo como preámbulo histórico y mitológico, dicha guerra llevaba unos diez largos años de duración, y los griegos con su poderoso ejército no conseguían atravesar los muros de la ciudad de Troya. Además,  el más famoso guerrero griego, “Aquiles”, cae trágicamente muerto en combate, con lo cual Atenea, (del griego Ἀθήνα)  Diosa de la Sabiduría, pero además paradójicamente Jerarca de la Guerra y de la Civilización, concibe un plan para construir un “caballo” y ocultar en su interior a los mejores guerreros del campamento “Ajeo”.
Atenea, instruye a “Epeo”, el mejor carpintero del ejercito griego, la construcción   de dicho caballo, para honrar a los Dioses y ser entregado a los Troyanos como trofeo de guerra. El caballo llevaba grabada la siguiente frase: “Los griegos dedican esta ofrenda a Atenea, con agradecimiento por un retorno seguro a sus casas después de una larga ausencia de diez años”.
Los Troyanos, grandes creyentes en los dioses, no sospecharon del plan de los Griegos y cayeron en el engaño aceptando que el caballo era la señal de la rendición de los griegos y una ofrenda para la diosa Atenea.

Adicionalmente, los Troyanos decidieron ingenuamente introducirlo en la ciudad y traspasar con él las murallas que los griegos en diez años de combate nunca lograron vencer.

Los Troyanos celebraron a lo grande su victoria sobre los Griegos, mientras estos esperaron pacientemente dentro del caballo hasta el final de fiesta, para después asaltar la ciudad desde adentro. Los Griegos abrieron las puertas de la ciudad para que pudiera pasar el resto del ejército “ajeo”, y así comenzó el principio del fin, ya que los Troyanos no pudieron defenderse y los Griegos tomaron para ellos la ciudad de Troya, pero incendiándola y finalmente destruyéndola. Como consecuencia, la ciudad de Troya y los Troyanos simplemente quedaron para la historia….

La mala noticia es que la historia, tercamente se repite. Durante los comienzos del Siglo XXI, nobles pueblos latinoamericanos, abrieron sus puertas para dar cobijo a centenares de miles de ciudadanos que simplemente caminaban a su suerte, huyendo de la barbarie y sin importar morir en el intento. Igual ocurrió con otro noble pueblo insular, donde miles arriesgaron sus vidas en el mar, con tal de apostar por un mejor porvenir. En un interesante paralelismo con la historia descrita por Homero unos 29 siglos antes, cientos de guerreros ocultos dentro del caballo, en este caso escondidos y agazapados bajo el manto de la ayuda humanitaria requerida por otros cientos de miles, lograron traspasar las murallas de esos nobles pueblos, solo esperando en silencio para igualmente asaltar, incendiar y destruir en el momento más oportuno.

Una vez más, la historia terca y trágicamente se repite y, es así, como estos nobles pueblos caen bajo el yugo de la anarquía y barbarie irracional de unos cientos de guerreros, concebidos solo para la violencia y la destrucción de la Civilización.

La historia o la mitología siempre nos brinda excelentes analogías de donde aprender y, evitar así, los escenarios de barbarie ya descritos por Homero. Igualmente, podemos aprender de los “ajeos” o antiguos griegos, quienes bajo la misma figura de la diosa Atenea, mezclaron sabiduría, civilización y guerra, para poder así sobrevivir hasta nuestros días. Queda poco tiempo para que el mundo civilizado pueda actuar oportunamente, mezclando con sabiduría, el difícil arte de la Guerra y de la Civilización, evitando así la destrucción de la “Ciudad de Troya”, pero ésta vez en el Siglo XXI.


Cualquier parecido con la “Ciudad de Troya” de Homero del Siglo VIII a.C. y la realidad Latinoamericana del Siglo XXI, lamentablemente si es una coincidencia. Al no entenderlo así, estamos destinados a presenciar la destrucción de la Civilización del Siglo XXI, la cual quedará igualmente para la historia….
                                                                      El Graecae
11/11/19







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La entrada del caballo en Troya
Pintura de Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1773.
Galería Nacional de Londres.







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