Para padres e hijos.

Desde el Ecuador, mitad del mundo: Todo lo que se nos ocurra!

Muchas de las veces me he puesto a pensar qué será la paternidad y todas las cosas que esto conlleva.
Me he encontrado con sentimientos que no pensé que podría engendrar. Durante el embarazo de una amiga cada vez que podía, estaba con ella, era una sesación de protección la que se hallaba en mí.
No sé explicarlo, pero siento y creo que sé lo que es ser padre o madre. Lo he visto a través de mi madre, a través de mi padre y ahora me encuentro con sensaciones que me acercan a ello.

La forma en que esas sensaciones se han revelado ante mí, ha sido ante todo por medio de la música, de la letra e interpretación de ciertas canciones; también de revistas (Men's health, la recomiendo mucho). A pesar de no ser padre aún, creo que los entiendo a todos ustedes que lo son.

Aquí les dejo tres canciones que para mí, simbolizan y expresan muy bien los sentimientos y emociones que producen a un ser humano el tener un hijo y también en las etapas de este.

A Song For Sleeping (Stone Temple Pilots)

Finally I've met you
The day has come
You're more than beautiful
And you're my son

I don't deserve this
I never thought it could be
Quite like the moment
When you first smiled at me
A toothless, wonderful feeling
Like I'd never seen

It's you, Noah, it's you...
And when you lie down to sleep
I'll protect you
From the demons of the night
While I'm watching you grow

I'll pray
There's so much I could teach you
If you only have the time
Pray
There's so much God can teach you
If you only have the time

So will you tell me the little things?
What does God look like?
And angels' wings?
I don't remember these things
So would you teach them to me?
So for the moment
I'll watch you breathe

And when you wake up in the morning
And I pour the coffee
You're always smiling... sweetly

The Cat's In The Cradle (Harry Chapin)

Finally I've met you
The day has come
You're more than beautiful
And you're my son

I don't deserve this
I never thought it could be
Quite like the moment
When you first smiled at me
A toothless, wonderful feeling
Like I'd never seen

It's you, Noah, it's you...
And when you lie down to sleep
I'll protect you
From the demons of the night
While I'm watching you grow

I'll pray
There's so much I could teach you
If you only have the time
Pray
There's so much God can teach you
If you only have the time

So will you tell me the little things?
What does God look like?
And angels' wings?
I don't remember these things
So would you teach them to me?
So for the moment
I'll watch you breathe

And when you wake up in the morning
And I pour the coffee
You're always smiling... sweetly

With Arms Wide Open (Creed)

Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I close my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears of joy stream down my face
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Well I don't know if I'm ready
To be the man I have to be
I'll take a breath, take her by my side
We stand in awe, we've created life
With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
Now everything has changed
I'll show you love
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open
If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open...