A Precious Gift

There are many gifts of the soul that I received from my mother, but what I love most is the strength of serenity even in moments of deepest anxiety.
Paradoxical as it may seem, it is indeed a serene strength; a serenity, that is, which is not distorted but which has solid roots on which to build one’s path.
I believe it is his gift to not lose his way even when everything around him would push him to forget the value of life and let himself be dragged into the vortex of apathy resigned to suffering. I believe that the ability with which I juggle the light and dark of my daily life is a gift from her. I think it’s a gift from her that she manages not to get lost in the swamp that often surrounds me.
So, in her smile and in her gaze capable of looking beyond herself, I welcome my time and I treasure it anyway.