Life is like a bridge stretching across the ocean*
Un puente extendido sobre el océano ( A bridge stretching across the ocean ) © Eric N Alvarez. All rights reserved. 2025.07.10 Open letter to M.E. and E., at the beginning of a new decade... When one completes another decade, I mean, when, as in your case, another ten years of having your feet on this planet have passed, or better yet, for many obvious reasons, when it comes to celebrating thirty years of life, as in this case, a new decade immediately begins, and the passage of time begins to show signs of going much faster. The natural and inevitable events of life make time pass, at least in the realm of our senses, so unnoticed and quickly that today is yesterday, and the future is placed face to face with us, within reach of a sigh, in the same time it takes to feel a light breeze in front of the sea. Time, and the life that passes with it, is like a dock for sailors in tra...