My Life On An Island

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I was born on a small island in the middle of the Atlantic. An island is a place with a lot of sea that kisses the land all the time. Even today, the island is like that: covered in green, flooded with lagoons and waterfalls, cut by towering mountains and unforgettable landscapes. It has always been a place very close to what we all imagine paradise looks like. The winter was sad, but it’s like that everywhere. I played a lot with my friends. We sang, we played with stones and we performed all the known stories in the middle of nature. I remember that there was a very interesting aqueduct near my house. Not that it was too long, it wasn 't. Turns out, you could not see the end from the other side, and I was very intrigued by that. So I made …show more content…

It came wrapped in color and magic, from a faraway America that had ripped me from the arms of my childhood friends who had left the island to emigrate. That year I realized the existence of another world, I forgave Baby Jesus and opened the doors of my life to the old potbellied man dressed in red, who promised more color and entertainment during Christmas on the island. Life on the island had not changed, but I knew a few more things from that moment on. I decided to be friends with Santa Claus. This would ensure that my friends from the island could receive more presents. Who knows if Santa Claus could make the high winds that left the island so tired go …show more content…

- Tell me - I asked. - The world’s biggest problem is lack of time. Think with me: older people complain about the lack of attention from their children, children complain about their parents, wives complain about their husbands, employees complain about their employers. Everyone needs someone else’s time. And no one gives or receives the time they need. We need to find a solution to end this. - On my island, there is always enough time. Our grandparents lived in our house, there was no electricity, but we had time for everything. There were no toys, but we made them up ourselves, parents told stories and spoke with us, we were taught to spin, sew, weave and smile. And you didn 't exist! Or maybe you did, but we never heard of you on the island. - You 're right. I didn 't exist. I was invented after money and technology came along. But I promise I will get around to it. And it 's going to be this year. No more presents bought with money. This has made people see inequalities that do not exist. I have an idea! - Tell me, tell

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