5 wise advice that my grandfather planted in my heart

My grandfather was a brave man, with a humble soul and mischievous look. Years of work were contained in his tanned skin, however, his hand always seemed soft to me when he accompanied me to school. There are many memories that sleep in the refuge of my heart, especially her wise advice. Those that I evoke every day.

Maybe our generations were very different. It is possible that those years in which our grandparents built the foundations of their lives had other winds and other voices other than ours. Our present is marked by different stimuli and new fashions. However, the essences remain the same. Hence, his legacy of wisdom whispered through long walks or over a bowl of chocolate remains just as valuable.

Grandparents make up that emotional and significant anchor to which it is always a pleasure to return. We know that our mothers and fathers are an “arsenal” of advice and guidelines that we always appreciate. However, Evoking those conversations of yesteryear with our grandparents is like opening a door of calm airs where we always like to return. Because we are hopelessly nostalgic.

Perhaps it is because they did not have the explicit obligation to “educate”, to set rules. Grandparents accompany and stimulate those relaxed discoveries to which a child’s mind is always so receptive. All this explains why, Even seeing the world through the glasses of an adult, we put the rearview mirror looking towards the roots of our childhood.

Next, we suggest you reflect on a series of tips that many of our grandparents passed on to us at some point.

1. You are not better than anyone, no one is better than you

One of those wise pieces of advice that our grandparents left us is to be humble in mind and heart.. They were the mediators of many of our fights between brothers. They eased our tensions when we got angry with other children and, with a patient voice, encouraged us to calm our ego in those years when everything seemed unfair to us.

His patient voice and His timely words always transformed anger into laughter.. Only then did we discover that we got angry for nothing, and that the anger went away almost magically when we focused our attention on something else.Our grandparents taught us that fights do not solve conflicts.. That to believe that one is more than someone is to be less than anyone. They also made us see that no person is better than us and that injustices always begin when we leave humility aside to allow the wind of selfishness to attack us.

2. You will inherit the Earth: take care of it

There were many afternoons in which, Led by the hand of our grandparents, we discovered the Earth’s cycles for the first time.

We walked along paths covered by leaves in autumn and entered those forests where the morning dew gave thousands of sparkles to the ferns during the winter. We understood that between sowing and harvesting, rain, fertilizers and patience are needed. That trees live longer than men and yet, far from venerating them as gods, we cut them down.

Our grandparents taught us to love animals, to look at them without altering their environments. and to understand that this is a world that does not belong to us. The Earth is just a place of passage to attend to and respect as a living being.

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3. Books are a wonderful refuge

Nobody comes to love reading because of someone else’s imposition. You come to a book out of curiosity, out of pleasure, out of imitation.. A valuable piece of advice that our grandparents passed on to us is to have fun in an ocean of letters. That of dreaming with your eyes open immersed in the pages of a book.

They encouraged us to travel around the world in 80 days, to conquer mysterious islands and rise as heroes of forgotten kingdoms using balloons and submarines. Books were that legacy that was discovered to us like someone leaving a candy on a table. They offered us a refuge where adults would not bother us, and in which we could become custodians of a private world where we would always be Peter Pan.

4. After crying, the world shines much brighter

Perhaps with no one will you find greater complicity to be yourself than with your grandfather.. While our parents encouraged us to “grow up” and settle down as soon as possible, for our part we longed for a lap where we could vent our fears, anxieties and frustrations.

Adults made us believe for a long time that crying is something for weak children. While we, still feeling very children, held back our anger and tears for fear of being punished. To be mocked.

However, with our grandparents we always got the best comfort. His “It’s okay, you’ll see how the world shines brighter now.” always helped. We knew that we could do it, that We could cry without anyone judging us, and that after letting go of the crying, things took on a different perspective.

5. You can achieve what you set your mind to

In his eyes, we were worthy of everything we wanted. Far from spoiling us, what our grandparents achieved is to give us encouragement, self-confidence and courage. They put magic in our pockets and a pair of wings on our backs to propel us. To give us that courage threaded by a sincere love that leaves a mark on our hearts and an imprint on our minds.

Perhaps for this reason, when At some point we reach an abyss at our vital crossroads, we remember the advice of our grandparents. We remember that we have wings. That even if no one sees them, they are there, we just need to put our hand in our pockets so that the magic gives us breath once again, to remember that nothing is impossible.

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