Читать книгу The Power of the Warrior - Néstor Galarraga - Страница 10

Today, we invest a considerable amount of energy in body care and in the search of eternal youth. We speak of body, mind and spirit. We only speak of it; we have not incorporated the concept yet. We are infatuated with the power of the mind, our ego and body. However, it is necessary to clarify that one thing is the balance between body, mind and spirit —which leads us to love and accept ourselves— and something very different is to be in love with our own ego and body. As a result of this last conduct, we see disorders connected with the sustainment of youth and with being accepted by third parties, no matter the cost.

The body is no longer the faithful dog that will accompany us forever. The concept healthy body healthy mind, as a point of balance between good nutrition and periodic exercise to promote health and a better quality of life, was modified due to matters which were exclusively esthetic. Gyms, surgeries, sunbeds, hair care, cosmetic and dental treatments, and many others, are focused on esthetics and they obey the same end: the search for eternal youth, so as to be chosen or demanded by others. I would like to name this concept the esthetics that kills.

We need to be pursued all the time, otherwise we fill abandoned and, thus, unappreciated and lonely. We do not belong anywhere. Today, more than ever, we need to have the appropriate height, haircut, skin color, thinness, and so on, everything that the social stereotype demands. Based on this model, we will have more or less value, more or less money, more or less physical intercourse, more or less power, always in comparison with others. We are always seeking to be demanded and accepted by others.

In this case, power rests always on the standpoint of others, and we become slaves of the opinion of the others. Everything serves the same purpose: to be liked, to please, to conform. Of course, this entails a great effort, which increases as time goes by. Acceptance cannot otherwise be sustained. This effort does not ever lead us to real power since it always depends on the reflection or point of view of others. Trying to stay young indefinitely is pure void and marketing, but we live in a world where adulthood is totally undervalued and power, always outside.