Amistades que perduran en el tiempo// Friendships that last over time
I believe in friendship as the most beautiful invention of man... I begin this post with a fragment of a poem by Aquiles Nazoa entitled CREO, because certainly when a pure friendship is formed, it crosses any border that may exist and lasts through the years.
Less than a month ago, I had the opportunity to meet again with two great friends whom I consider as my sisters, besides loving and admiring them deeply for being excellent human beings. They are Mariam and Mariné. Actually Mariné and I always see each other and share, but our dear Mariam, we had 5 years without seeing her, since she decided to move to Madrid, Spain and after that time, she returned to visit her family and her closest friends for a few days.
I met these women when we were just little girls, I remember it was in 2nd grade of elementary school and from the first day we connected in such a beautiful way that our friendship grew through the years. We studied together in high school and when we graduated, even though we each chose a different career, we never stopped seeing each other or sharing.
Foto tomada en mi casa en el 2011/ photo taken at my home in 2011
They say that friendships are the family we can choose, and believe me, we chose well, we chose ourselves well. We have been friends for 21 years now, and we have had great times. We have celebrated triumphs, consoled each other for some disappointment in love, we have been there for each other in painful situations in which we lost family members, we also shared our first drunkenness, concerts, in short... In these 21 years, our friendship has grown stronger like an oak tree. It has been transformed because we have matured and even though today we are hundreds of kilometers apart, the magic, the laughter, the respect, the affection and the trust we feel for each other still exists.
Presentación de tesis de Mariné/ Presentation of Mariné's thesis
I always thank God every day for the people who come into my life. For those who have left, but I know that the time shared left a lesson. I also thank for the people who stay and there is a bond that ultimately, nothing and no one can break and among those people are Maríam and Mariné whom I consider beings of light, because they are one of those friendships that inspire you to grow. Where sorority really exists and there is no competition or envy. They are genuine people who do not abandon you. The kind that when they have to put your feet on the ground and tell you: "Friend! I'm sorry, but you're screwing up, they tell you without anesthesia and you accept it, because you know that their word is honest.
Ella es Mariam. Esta foto fue en el año 2011 tomada con mi celular en modo selfie/ This is Mariam. This photo was taken in 2011 with my cell phone in selfie mode.
Ella es Mariné. Esta foto es de Enero de este año 2023 en la celebración de su cumpleaños/ This is Mariné. This photo is from January of this year 2023 in celebration of her birthday.
They are the people I confess everything to without any kind of shame, because we have built a friendship where we do not judge each other for being who we are, but there is always understanding. Truly, although I have other friends with whom I have formed very beautiful bonds, I feel that this friendship is unique and special. It is a friendship where there is loyalty, complicity and support. Thanks to life for giving me so much, for giving me the sisters that I know we will meet in another life and that if we are born again, we will be destined to meet again and continue writing a story where friendship will prevail.
Para finalizar este post, les dejaré este poema de Nach (rapero y poeta español), el que también se los dedico a mis amigas con mucho cariño:
Te conocí como se conoce
a la verdadera amistad;
por pura coincidencia.
Ahora no es coincidencia
que esta amistad sea pura.
To end this post, I will leave you this poem by Nach (Spanish rapper and poet), which I also dedicate to my friends with much affection:
I met you as true friendship is known
true friendship is known;
by pure coincidence.
Now it is no coincidence
that this friendship is pure.
Créditos// credits
Fotos/ Photos: @mareki
Edición/ Edition: @valeryb picsart
Traductor/ Translator: deepl