It is funny how
we learn the most important and relevant things in our lives. Most of
the time these
Nowadays, I can remember with a half smile my first
years living in Spain. At that time, although I tried to see the
positive side of things (a long and tedious process to validate my
degree, living away from my family and friends, not having friends in
this country, starting a life with my husband), I inevitably fell
into the temptation to think negatively and consequently to fall into
a stressful situation.
That was until I met a person who would mark my life
forever. One day, I attended a conference on immigrant women which
exposed the complex problem of migration. Then, I was surprised how
my story was repeated over and over again with different faces and
nationalities. The weight on my shoulders seemed to lighten when I
heard that my problems in this country were more common than I could
imagine.
On that day I met Megumi a formidable Japanese woman.
Since then we have forged a great friendship. In fact, thanks to her
I was able to learn that patience is truly an art that can be
learned and stimulated. So every time I feel that a situation
stresses me, I make some origami cranes because: “An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand
origami cranes will be granted a wish by the gods. Some stories
believe you are granted eternal good luck, instead of just one wish,
such as long life or recovery from illness or injury.”
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