Peter Greenaway, the British film director, screenwriter and artist once said: “I’ve always been fascinated by maps and cartography. A map tells you where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going — in a sense it’s three tenses in one.” No doubt I agree with him but I would also add maps are part of our soul and body as well. Having expressed this, yes, you are right! I consider myself a map. And I want to share with you, dear reader, where I’ve been, where I am, where I’m going.
This is my first post in English, but this beautiful language is not my mother tongue, Spanish is. It all started on an ordinary afternoon, having a nice chat with two young men. One a co-worker and the other one a person from the building where I am a receptionist. I am going to call this person Rainmar . He usually came late in my shift, when I was almost about to leave. Conversations were a real pleasure, and mostly every time I ended telling them one of the stories of my life. Rainmar was the one suggesting I should write my stories. Although I found them simple, he insisted, some people may like to read them!
And here I am!! Rainmar is nowadays a friend, supporting me, helping me tell you my stories. You may have different ones, you may have similar ones, we all have them. Those are the ones which form our map.
In our maps, we can find mountains, which were difficult to climb, but once conquered we felt a great relief. We can find rivers, being born from waterfalls made from a wound. Some streams full of zigzags stopping us from reaching the paramount ocean. We can find deserts, created from some times when we ran out of ideas because our minds were suffering a great drought. We can find green forests, full of trees, plants and flowers. Created from those lovely times in our lives which are so nice to be remembered. As long as we continue our way, there will be changes.
All these geographical accidents are part of our own lives. Each person has his/her own map. I have decided to share mine with you and why not, let you be part of it. My world will become, without a doubt, richer and brighter when shared with others. As the first Polynesian explorer at the National Geographic Society, Elizabeth Kapu’uwailani Lindsey, wrote, “True navigation begins in the human heart. It’s the most important map of all.”
I invite you to navigate together, creating a totally new map, which will be like a fingerprint, unique.
13 comments
Gio Loria
Bravo! We are extremely concerned to our geographical location and I love your short story about maps! We just recently purchased two maps one of them very old of the entire south of England and it’s fascinating because they were extremely detailed with roads and places I never thought they existed.
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Marian
I so enjoyed reading this Monica thank you for sharing it with me! You write so well and I love the analogy you have made. It is quite thought provoking and beautifully done – I look forward to reading more 💕👍🏻🤗
Sylwia
Very interesting metaphor! You definitely left a footprint on my map 😀
Julie
This is lovely Monica I can’t wait to hear more of your stories ❤️
Faustina
What a lovely analogy, a map reflects our stories. Can’t wait for more! 🤩
Markus
Awww, I love this, Monica; you’re such an inspiration, I can’t wait to hear many more stories 🙌
Monica Etcheverry
Thank youuuuuuuuuuu <3
Sofipaige
Can’t wait to read more about your adventures! 💃🏼🖤✨🥂
Monica Etcheverry
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Lauren
This is so beautiful! It’s like reading a hug. Thank you for sharing 🤍🤍🤍
Monica Etcheverry
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Susan
Looking forward to reading your map of adventures ♥️
Monica Etcheverry
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