“Can’t you see how merciful and wise the Universe is? It will always give you back as much as you offer it.” If I had to pick a friend to spend the night stargazing with, I’d choose no other than her. The secrets of the starry sky are somehow not a secret for my friend. Born on the right bank of the Moche River, a few spins back I’m sure she was an Inca priestess. Her marble smile, her long black hair, her serene eyes where the quiet waves of wisdom appear. Just like my eldest sister and my grandmother, Rosario is her name.
“Punishment is not humans’ business, my dear. Whatever you yield, you take in from life, that’s a principle from which no one can escape. Life may let us cheat, hide ourselves, unfairly succeed, recklessly ignore, may let us hurt and run away… but we’d all be eating from an empty plate. Hunger can’t be fooled for long, it screams and writhes inside, it ends up consuming us until we disappear. And if you ask for rewards, same equation ruling the Universe. Sow and get fruits in exchange, wake up and welcome the sun, move and see how the landscape changes, love and get true lessons that you would not forget, love and learn, my dear, always love and learn… rewards are not set by humans, my young friend. We call what we miss, and receive the same absences in reply. Grow what you have, mind what you do, work what’s inside, let it show up and spread, and watch how that richness comes your way multiplied. These are the cosmic maths, there is no sorcery or fate other than that.”
“Rosario, my dear, don’t tell me that tale, you know that I know that you know it very well… just tell me, I beg you, what will happen next?”... Then, her marble smile winking at me again.
