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Greetings, Hivers.
After 46 hours without electricity, I found myself looking at these photographs from a completely different perspective than when I took them. I couldn't help but wonder what these people might be thinking. Now elderly, without work, with little money, and with almost no hope that life will improve, perhaps they are simply waiting for time to pass until their final rest arrives.
I wonder if they ever feel any regret for spending so many decades defending an ideal only to end up feeling abandoned. Or perhaps they have simply stopped asking themselves those questions. Maybe that is the healthiest way to protect the mind.
There is no doubt that they are proud of the work they did in the past. You can see it in their eyes and hear it in their voices when they speak about their achievements and the victories they dedicated to the Revolution. We all know elderly people like them. And although it may sound harsh, sometimes I think it is kinder if they never have to wake up from that illusion. It must be deeply unfair to realize, at the end of one's life, that so much time cannot be recovered and that so many years of sacrifice did not bring the future they had hoped for. In the end, all that remains are a few diplomas hanging on a wall, like a gladiolus that begins to lose its beauty only hours after blooming.
I hope you enjoy the photographs, at least.
A hug to everyone.
Saludos, hivers.
Despu茅s de 46 horas sin electricidad, volv铆 a mirar estas fotograf铆as con una perspectiva muy distinta a la que ten铆a cuando las tom茅. No pude evitar preguntarme qu茅 estar谩n pensando estas personas. Ya ancianos, sin trabajo, con poco dinero y con muy pocas esperanzas de que su situaci贸n mejore, quiz谩s solo esperan que el tiempo siga su curso hasta que llegue el descanso definitivo.
Me pregunto si alguna vez sentir谩n remordimiento por haber dedicado tantas d茅cadas a defender una idea para terminar sinti茅ndose abandonados. O tal vez simplemente dejaron de hacerse preguntas. Quiz谩s eso sea lo m谩s saludable para la mente.
No tengo dudas de que se sienten orgullosos del trabajo que hicieron en el pasado. Se les nota en la mirada y en el tono de voz cuando hablan de sus logros y de las victorias que dedicaron a la Revoluci贸n. Ancianos as铆 los tenemos muy cerca. Y, aunque suene duro, a veces pienso que es mejor que no despierten de esa ilusi贸n. Debe ser muy injusto darse cuenta, al final de la vida, de que el tiempo no puede recuperarse y de que tantos a帽os de esfuerzo no les trajeron el bienestar que esperaban. Al final, apenas quedan algunos diplomas colgados en una pared, como un gladiolo que, pocas horas despu茅s de florecer, ya comienza a perder su belleza.
Espero que, al menos, disfruten las fotograf铆as.
Un abrazo a todos.
"All photos were taken by me 
Technical data: Nikon camera: Nikon D700 Nikon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G Translated by Deepl free version.7