There all is light (extra credit)

You have always asked yourself about my special place to go or to be. This is a question that everyone has always kept in mind. Something we dreamed or wished to have. In my case I have always thought about “my place of light”.

I have pictured as a place we you don’t need anything to live. This means it is so complete that nothing is necessary. I’m talking about material things that sometimes we think are very important to achieve.

But as time goes by we found out that these things are not are important as the spiritual status. In this light place you are not able to cry, you can only do it because of happiness and love. As I said before everything is light. And it is so peaceful. Everyone is happy every single moment! Nobody is fear or is in pain. Everything is so different. I think everyone has always wished for a place like this.

As I also pictured this place you don’t get hurt. No one gets hurt because everyone respects and supports their own space. I consider this place as a beautiful and unique opportunity to live eternally.

I know that here there will be not alone. I wish to be here so I know for certain that my uncle Byron is there waiting for all of us to be together for eternity. I think that every human so searching for a place like this.

As mortal we sometimes do not accept that life goes on and these is a time to live and a time to die. We have to be sure and accept that we have to do all the good we can so we can deserve to win a place in heaven and get rewarded for what we did in earth.

Along our path, we are going to find a lot of beautiful and ugly situation that will help us to evolved, grow, and learn from our mistakes. There are a lot of spiritual qualities that we have to handle. Such as to be humble, honest, to be just, and to appreciate what god has given us. To share with people around us for good or bad, but to help each other when needed to support and to serve whoever needs to. I think that as you grow older you get better pictures of how to project in your community.

As students we helps to impound and to set an example, that all you do is for others to be better. Also one thing that I consider very important is to work and set an example In my church. Some people have then own priorities. I’m my family god is our number one. So, as I have dreamed for this special place to reached someday. I have to be first devoted here in earth and then to live eternally happy at the end of days. One thing I would like to share is what my father has taught us, about our beliefs.

Fist we have respect and settle our Lord as our priority. To follow what has been written in the bible and also to obey the commands and to honor our parents. As a religious man, my father has set an example for all my family, including relatives and friends. My father is teaching us to continue the Lords work to unite everyone as a church, and as a family, for future generations. Remember that the time that we spend in earth is not the same that we will spend in a near future. So next time dreamed big think about this special place to go. You will not regret to do it.

                                                                                                  with love

                                                                                                              Maury

First impressions count (extra credit)

Well, as a first impression it was a surprise for me to know that I have a new cousin. My mom told me last year about my cousin Isabel. She lives in Canada. Isabel is 17 years old that means she is also a teenager as me. So I thought it would be so nice to meet her and to know a little about her. I told my mother that it would be a good thing to know about her before I could see her by the time she was supposed to arrive to Guatemala.

My mom told a little because her cousin who had gone to Canada when she was 5 years old, she had lost contact with her. So in Canada she got married and had a new family. They are two sisters, Isabel and mariandre. My parents invited them to come to our house, the next time they were coming to Guatemala. So, when we went to the airport to pick them up my sister and brother and I were very shy and intrigue.

Because we didn’t know how to speak to them, whether in English or Spanish. Also we didn’t know how they were going to talk to us and react. When I saw them, we found out that they were a lot like my mother’s family. For example they are in physical clear skin, blue eyes, standard size, thin good looking. But especially the way they are. They are outstanding, with personality, they like to talk, laugh, and friendly and like to share and know people and different places.

When they arrived home my mom asked them what type of food they preferred. So, we found out, that they had almost the same customs, and regarding to food their mother taught them to eat the same food as we do. We started to talked and shared information about each other. Such as: what languages do they speak as: French, English, Spanish and Rumanian. In our case we only speak Spanish and English. We started to see that we had so many things in common, not only as relations but in things that we, as teenagers like.

Another thing that is was special for our family is that knowing them we had the chance to shared thing about my favorite uncle, Byron who has just passed about four months ago. He was a very special, lovely uncle, my mother’s little brother. So you can imagine it was very sad and tragic for all of us to lose him. Our new cousins had shared a lot with him every time they came to Guatemala. So for us, it was doubling priceless, because we loved listening to them about all the things they shared, laughed and enjoyed with him. So we almost could see him by doing all of these. Even though it was the first time we met, we felt like we knew each other longer. So we felt comfortable and happy to enjoyed their company.

Then a few days later our parents decided to make a trip to the countryside, “Amatillo” , to visit our grandparents. This turned to be a great idea because they got very excited and happy for. Their arrived we stayed there for two long weeks. Every year at “Amatillo” they celebrate a fair. in the fair we attended race horses, it is called  “A Jaripeo”, here men ride on horses, bulls and they complete for prices. We also enjoyed special food that they cooked during this event.

There was also a parade with horses, cattle and they elected a Queen of the fair. Sometimes at the end of the fair is a dancing party to celebrate it or to close the activities about it. We had a wonderful experience and joyful days, sharing with days, sharing with all our family and our new cousins. We do it every time they come to visit us I am so happy to have a family.

with love Maury.