The photos 馃摳 are my entry to the #monomad contest from 
Greetings Hiver.
Looking at these photos I am sharing today, I ask myself what drives a person to make the decision to dedicate their life to God. These men in cassocks inspire a mysterious respect, something I cannot fully explain but that is present in every moment of their presence.
Seeing them walk through the streets during the procession, guiding the community with serenity and purpose, one cannot help but think about the inner strength required to give one鈥檚 life to such a profound ideal. Behind every cassock, behind every calm gesture, there is a story of searching, of questions, and of encounters with something that transcends the everyday.
This dedication is not only a matter of men. There are also women who renounce the superfluous to embrace a life of service, silence and commitment. In both decisions, the priest鈥檚 and the nun鈥檚, there is an act of courage: choosing a path that does not promise comfort, but offers instead a kind of spiritual freedom that only those who live it can truly understand.
Perhaps it is that silent conviction, that clarity that needs no words, that makes their presence command respect. They remind us that even in the midst of noise and difficulties, there are still people willing to give everything for a faith, for a mission and for the hope of a world that is just a little more luminous.
Saludos Hiver.
Viendo estas fotos que hoy les comparto me pregunto qu茅 impulsa a una persona a tomar la decisi贸n de dedicarle su vida a Dios. Estos hombres con sotana inspiran un respeto misterioso, algo que no puedo explicar pero que est谩 ah铆 en cada presencia.
Al verlos caminar por las calles durante la procesi贸n, guiando a la comunidad con serenidad y prop贸sito, uno no puede evitar pensar en la fuerza interior que requiere entregar la vida a un ideal tan profundo. Detr谩s de cada sotana, de cada gesto calmado, hay una historia de b煤squeda, de preguntas y de encuentros con algo que trasciende lo cotidiano.
Esa entrega no es solo cosa de hombres. Tambi茅n hay mujeres que renuncian a lo superfluo para abrazar una vida de servicio, silencio y compromiso. En ambas decisiones, la del sacerdote y la de la religiosa, hay un acto de valent铆a: elegir un camino que no promete comodidad, pero s铆 un tipo de libertad espiritual que solo entiende quien la vive.
Quiz谩s es esa convicci贸n silenciosa, esa claridad que no necesita palabras, lo que hace que su presencia imponga respeto. Nos recuerdan que, incluso en medio del ruido y las dificultades, a煤n existen personas dispuestas a darlo todo por una fe, por una misi贸n y por la esperanza de un mundo un poco m谩s luminoso.
"All photos were taken by me 
Technical data:
Nicon camera: Nikon D700
Nicon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G
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