—Excuse me, ma'am. Could you tell me the time? —
—With pleasure, it's eight forty-five. —
—Thank you very much. — I said, while pressing the step to be late for a medical appointment I had.
I was feeling a little lost with the notion of time, since I had left the phone at home when I left in a hurry in the morning.
When I arrived at the building, there was a queue of people waiting to get on the elevator, and I decided to go up the five floors by the staircase, since I don't like to be late. When I reached the corridor of the floor where the office was, I took the air thoroughly, held it for a few seconds and then let it escape in a leisurely way; I did that three times and then knocked on the door.
—Hello, Bear, welcome, you look a little agitated. —
—Good morning, I went up the stairs, it's just that I left the phone before leaving for here, and on the way I got distracted taking some photos. And as I didn't know the time, I asked a lady, and she told me that it was a quarter to nine, and I pressed the pace and went up the stairs so as not to be late. —
— It's still early, according to my watch, it's ten minutes to the hour. But don't worry, it happens. —
—I imagine you're not going to charge me the fraction of the hour. —
—Bear, I'm a therapist, not a loan shark. —
At that moment we both laughed.
I had decided to visit a psychologist, because of the pressure that my partner was exerting. She wanted me to deal with some personal problems that had to do with the levels of demand, pride and the ability to forgive and accept the mistakes of others, and maybe even my own.
The truth is that the process of going to talk to a therapist was very uncomfortable for me, more with the personal vision I have, of always resolving family and personal situations without help. It's the blessed problem of the ego: I help everyone, but I don't need anyone's help; it's the process of feeling like the pillar that holds the house.
Anyway, after several meetings, both the therapist and I have come to the conclusion that I have two situations that I need to work on urgently, in order to move on to solving other scenarios that I needed to improve.
—You know, Bear, I think you should accept the thanks and apologies that your neighbor constantly gives you. —
—Really, Natalia, I have nothing to talk to that lady. In addition, I do not forget the gossip and inventions that that woman made when I was in the condominium of the building; in fact, I was even going to sue her and I did not do it because of the intervention of the women of my family. I prefer to stay as I am. — -Yes, you told me about the problems she caused with gossip and that she mistreated you and your name, which is almost sacred to you, in a public chat. - She commented.
— I haven't spoken to her for years, and now you ask me to accept her thanks, to treat her and to receive the cakes and sweets that she brings to the house. You don't seem to be serious. - I answered.
—Yes, I know that you don't talk to her, I also know that you don't get in the elevator with her, since she once said that you were making out with her, and the only reason you didn't have legal problems was because of the internal cameras of the elevator; I know all that.
But I also know that when she was being robbed and her friends left that woman alone, you saw what was happening and you confronted the thief, who could have hurt you with the knife he had in his hand; you hit him, he ran out and she was able to get to his house with her belongings.
Now, if you faced a thief and risked your life to help her, why is it so hard for you to forgive her, accept the thanks and the sweets and cakes she takes you?
That's the only way she has to get closer to you and ask for forgiveness, but you keep punishing her, even after you've risked your life to help her. That is nonsense; your ego, your pride and your arrogance do not allow you to move forward. —Natalia said.
—Really, I don't know if it's worth accepting anything from that lady, but if that makes you happy, I'll greet her, tell her to have a nice day, that she has nothing to be grateful for and not to keep bringing me sweets or cakes that I won't eat. Would that, accepting it, make you feel better? — I asked in an ironic tone.
—Bear, you are so annoying when you think you are right, that you become an insufferable and annoying being. — She replied in a more serious tone.
—I'm supposed to accept and forgive a woman who accused me of being a thief, who said I tried to grope her, who commented that I had robbed my neighbors, without evidence or anything. Just for making the mistake of saving her from being robbed and beaten up.
Really. I think it would have been better to leave her to her fate. Thanks to that act of redneck heroism, I am now going through that martyrdom at home, and I also pay a therapist to martyr me with the same thing outside of her.
Besides, in what other case have I been right, according to you? I acted badly and I must also continue to forgive. — Answer me now, sulky.
—The other case that you mentioned to me that bothered you, and that you told me yourself, that although you knew you were right, you were so upset by the fact that a healer or curator of one of the networks where you write named your grandmother.
It seemed to you a lack of respect, and it is acceptable, and you complained and they responded, but since your grandmother, who was one of the people who raised you, had little time left after she died, you clung to that anger like a dog does to a bone and you were not satisfied with the apologies.
You stopped writing there, which is a space that you liked; in addition, you recommended that space or community in your AMAs, and later, an acquaintance of yours was accused of writing with AI, and at that time there were several people complaining about AI, which had nothing to do with your problem, and not only did you get into that problem, but you brought up your grandmother's, over and over again, since you were very upset that a person named her after having died.
A lady apologized to you, several times, and you continued to be upset, with the blessed curator, until you caused a rupture in the relationship of respect that you yourself said you felt for that lady, since you saw her as responsible and respectful in the community.
The problem is that your ego dominates you when you get upset; the problem is that you are very proud; the problem is that, even if you are right, there are cases where you let yourself be carried away by your pride and your lack of humility.
And you must learn to be humble, to accept others as they are; you must learn to forgive, in order to begin to change the radical attitudes that you have.
You know well that those who lead that community are Gringos, and they are very, very different from us culturally, at the level of treatment, communication and family relationships; in addition, they communicate through a blessed translator. That may mean that the comment that upset you was in a different tone than the one you perceived when you read it.
And the underlying problem is not whether or not you are right; the problem is that the radical attitudes and positions you take are not healthy for you, and sometimes they are not healthy for the people around you either. — Said Natalia, very serious.
—Okay, Dr. Heart, what do you want me to do to start improving my life and change my proud and bothersome attitudes? — I commented.
—Just do two simple tasks, one live in front of other people. I want you to go up to the neighbor, apologize to her for ignoring her; I want you to tell her that she doesn't need to thank you or take things with her. Tell her the reason why you are upset with her, treat her well and close that relationship once and for all.
Tell her, if that's what you really feel, that you prefer not to have any contact with her, but the community ones and those of education and good customs of our culture.
And if you want to explain them to him, that is to say: “Good morning, good afternoon, greeting in the elevator, helping him if he comes with a bag or with weight”. But let her understand that it's something that you do with everyone, but that there is no and that you don't want any kind of deal beyond that with her.
Do it in front of other neighbors, politely and politely, since everyone knows what the fault is that she committed with you and with other people. What you're doing with that is closing a process, and besides you're going to subdue your ego and you're going to learn a little humility. — Natalia said.
— I don't like the idea, not in the least. But I promise to do it. What's more, I will try to record the conversation and let her talk, and I will tie my dogs inside my inner dungeon. What's the second thing you want? — I said.
—You must learn to swallow your pride and learn to be humble. Now, I ask you to write in the community whatever you want; it doesn't matter if they vote for you, or if they attack you, or if anything negative happens that you have in your head.
You used to enjoy writing there; even the lady on two occasions told you not to stop writing. But since you're the Bear, and you're fucked up, you always have to do what you say, whether you're wrong or not.
In that relationship, you both made a mistake; one person named a relative of yours who had just died, and you held on to that too to mitigate your pain and your frustration.
But that's already happened; now write there when you get the first opportunity. That's going to bend your ego, your pride and crush your arrogance, and I know it's going to be very hard for you, since it's a public writing.
And although I know that there are limitations to writing, since they put the topics you are going to write about, if the world works as you say, Bear, by coincidences and non-coincidences, you will soon have the opportunity. —Natalia finally asked.
—Well, I think that's really going to be a process of humiliation. —He wouldn't let me finish the sentence.
—Humiliation no, humility; you are going to show that, although you were or thought you had been right, your actions were not the right ones, since you let yourself be carried away by pride, ego and arrogance. —Natalia said.
—Anyway, when there is an opportunity, I will write in Ink The Well, and although it is humiliating for me, I will see it as an apprenticeship, to contain my ego; it is a commitment to you.
The hour is over and I know I have to go. By the way, I probably won't be able to come next week; if so, I'll notify you and see you in a fortnight.
Although I will do as you ask, I will only say that in both cases I was right, or a good part of it; they should not have named my grandmother, or any relative, mine or anyone else's in a comment, nor should that woman invent the gossip and the things she did.
Anyway, it's going to be a week of humiliation and growth, but it seems that having to do this is written in the stars.
Let's see how I feel after following your advice; the advantage is that, if I don't like the result, I fire you. —I said laughing when I finished.
After leaving the office, I went home and performed the therapist's first assignment at a condominium meeting.
The situation turned out very well, since I got rid of that lady's karma from above; the worst thing is that the meeting at the end turned into a kind of group therapy, where some people said several things to each other and where several situations were fixed. I actually left long before they finished talking.
And I don't know if it's the causality of the world, but today when I sat down and decided to open the @theinkwell community page, I got this phrase: “Written in the stars” in non-fiction.
And I said to myself, if it's not a kick from life to my pride and my haughtiness, then it's an excellent opportunity to move forward, and that's how I wrote the story.
Thanks for reading me.
—Disculpe, señora. ¿Me podría decir la hora? —
—Con gusto, son las ocho y cuarenta y cinco. —
—Muchas gracias. —Dije, mientras apretaba el paso para llegar tarde a una cita médica que tenía.
Me sentía un poco perdido con la noción del tiempo, ya que había dejado el teléfono en la casa al salir apurado en la mañana.
Al llegar al edificio, había una cola de personas esperando para subir en el ascensor, y decidí subir los cinco pisos por la escalera, ya que no me gusta llegar tarde. Al llegar al pasillo del piso donde estaba la oficina, tomé el aire a fondo, lo sostuve unos segundos y lo dejé escapar después de manera pausada; eso lo hice tres veces y después toqué la puerta.
—Hola, Oso, bienvenido, te ves un poco agitado. —
—Buenos días, subí por las escaleras, es que dejé el teléfono antes de salir para acá, y en el camino me distraje tomando unas fotos. Y como no sabía la hora, le pregunté a una señora, y me dijo que faltaba un cuarto para las nueve, y apreté el paso y subí por las escaleras para no llegar tarde. —
—Todavía es temprano, según mi reloj, faltan diez minutos para la hora. Pero no te preocupes, pasa. —
—Me imagino que no me vas a cobrar la fracción de la hora. —
—Oso, soy terapeuta, no usurera. —
En ese momento ambos reímos.
Yo había decidido visitar a una psicóloga, por la presión que estaba ejerciendo mi compañera. Ella quería que tratara algunos problemas personales que tenían que ver con los niveles de exigencia, el orgullo y la capacidad de perdonar y de aceptar los errores de los demás, y tal vez hasta los míos propios.
Lo cierto es que para mí fue muy incómodo el proceso de ir a hablar con una terapeuta, más con la visión personal que tengo, de siempre resolver las situaciones familiares y personales sin ayuda. Es el bendito problema del ego: yo ayudo a todos, pero no necesito la ayuda de nadie; es el proceso de sentirse la columna que sostiene la casa.
En fin, después de varias reuniones, tanto la terapeuta como yo hemos llegado a la conclusión de que tengo dos situaciones que debo trabajar de manera urgente, para poder avanzar a la solución de otros escenarios que debía mejorar.
—Sabes, Oso, creo que deberías aceptar las gracias y las disculpas que te da constantemente tu vecina. —
—Realmente, Natalia, no tengo nada que hablar con esa señora. Además, no se me olvidan los chismes y los inventos que esa mujer realizó cuando yo estaba en el condominio del edificio; de hecho, hasta la iba a demandar y no lo hice por la intervención de las mujeres de mi familia. Prefiero quedarme como estoy. — —Sí, me comentaste los problemas que ella causó con los chismes y que te malpuso a ti y tu nombre, que para ti es algo casi sagrado, en un chat público. —Comentó ella.
—No le dirijo la palabra hace años, y ahora me pides que le acepte las gracias, que la trate y que le reciba las tortas y los dulces que lleva a la casa. No parece que hables en serio. —Contesté.
—Sí, ya sé que no le hablas, también sé que no te montas en el ascensor con ella, ya que una vez dijo que te estabas propasando con ella, y la única razón por la que no tuviste problemas legales fue por las cámaras internas del ascensor; sé todo eso.
Pero también sé que cuando la estaban robando y sus amigas dejaron a esa mujer sola, tú viste lo que pasaba y te enfrentaste al ladrón, que pudo haberte hecho daño con el cuchillo que tenía en la mano; lo golpeaste, salió corriendo y ella pudo llegar a su casa con sus pertenencias.
Ahora, si enfrentaste a un ladrón y arriesgaste tu vida para ayudarla, ¿por qué razón te cuesta tanto perdonarla, aceptar las gracias y los dulces y tortas que te lleva?
Esa es la única forma que ella tiene de acercarse a ti y de pedirte perdón, pero tú la sigues castigando, aun después de haber arriesgado la vida para ayudarla. Eso es una necedad; tu ego, tu orgullo y tu arrogancia no te dejan avanzar. —Dijo Natalia.
—De verdad, no sé si valga la pena aceptar nada de esa señora, pero si eso te hace feliz, la saludaré, le diré que pase buen día, que no tiene nada que agradecer y que no me siga llevando dulces o tortas que no comeré. ¿Eso, el que lo aceptara, te haría sentir mejor? —pregunté en tono irónico.
—Oso, eres tan atorrante cuando crees que tienes la razón, que te conviertes en un ser insufrible y molesto. —Contesto ella en un tono más serio.
—Se supone que debo aceptar y perdonar a una mujer que me acusó de ladrón, que dijo que intenté manosearla, que comentó que había robado a mis vecinos, sin pruebas ni nada. Solo por haber cometido el error de salvarla de que la robaran y la golpearan.
Realmente. Pienso que hubiera sido mejor dejarla abandonada a su suerte. Gracias a ese acto de heroísmo palurdo, ahora estoy pasando por ese martirio en mi casa, y además le pago a una terapeuta para que me martirice con lo mismo fuera de ella.
Además, ¿en qué otro caso he tenido la razón, según tú? Actué mal y además debo seguir perdonando. —Conteste ya, malhumorado.
—El otro caso que me comentaste que te molestó, y que tú mismo me dijiste, que aunque sabías que tenías la razón, estabas tan molesto por el hecho de que un curandero o curador de una de las redes donde escribes nombró a tu abuela.
Te pareció una falta de respeto, y es aceptable, y reclamaste y te respondieron, pero como tu abuela, que fue una de las personas que te crió, tenía poco tiempo de muerta, te aferraste a ese enojo como lo hace un perro a un hueso y no quedaste conforme con las disculpas.
Dejaste de escribir ahí, que es un espacio que te gustaba; además, recomendaste ese espacio o comunidad en tus AMA, y posteriormente, a un conocido tuyo, lo acusaron de escribir con IA, y en ese momento había varias personas reclamando por lo de la IA, que no tenía que ver con tu problema, y no solo te metiste en ese problema, sino que sacaste lo de tu abuela, una y otra vez, ya que estabas muy molesto porque una persona la nombrara después de haber muerto.
Una señora te pidió disculpas, varias veces, y seguiste molesto, con el bendito curador, hasta que provocaste una ruptura en la relación de respeto que tú mismo dijiste que sentías por esa señora, ya que la veías como responsable y respetuosa en la comunidad.
El problema es que tu ego te domina cuando te molestas; el problema es que eres muy orgulloso; el problema es que, aun teniendo la razón, hay casos donde te dejas llevar por tu orgullo y tu falta de humildad.
Y debes aprender a ser humilde, a aceptar a los demás como son; debes aprender a perdonar, para así empezar a cambiar las actitudes tan radicales que tienes.
Sabes bien que los que llevan esa comunidad son gringos, y ellos son muy pero muy diferentes a nosotros a nivel cultural, a nivel de trato, comunicación y relaciones familiares; además, se comunican a través de un bendito traductor. Eso puede significar que el comentario que te molestó fuese en un tono diferente al que percibiste cuando lo leíste.
Y el problema de fondo no es si tienes o no razón; el problema es que las actitudes y las posiciones radicales que tomas no son sanas para ti, y en ocasiones tampoco lo son para la gente que te rodea. —Dijo Natalia, muy seria.
—Okey, doctora corazón, ¿qué quieres que haga para empezar a mejorar mi vida y cambiar mis actitudes orgullosas y atorrantes? —comenté.
—Solamente haz dos simples tareas, una en vivo delante de otras personas. Quiero que te acerques a la vecina, le pidas disculpas por haberla ignorado; quiero que le digas que no necesita darte las gracias ni llevarte cosas. Dile la razón por la que estás molesto con ella, trátala bien y cierra esa relación de una vez.
Dile, si es lo que realmente sientes, que prefieres no tener ningún contacto con ella, sino los comunitarios y los de educación y buenas costumbres de nuestra cultura.
Y si quieres se los explicas, es decir: “los buenos días, las buenas tardes, el saludo en el ascensor, el ayudarle si viene con una bolsa o con peso”. Pero que entienda que es algo que haces con todo el mundo, pero que no hay y que no quieres ningún tipo de trato más allá de eso con ella.
Hazlo delante de otros vecinos, con cortesía y con educación, ya que todo el mundo sabe cuál es la falta que ella cometió contigo y con otras personas. Lo que estás haciendo con eso es cerrar un proceso, y además vas a someter tu ego y aprenderás un poco de humildad. —Dijo Natalia.
—No me gusta la idea, en lo más mínimo. Pero me comprometo a hacerlo. Es más, trataré de grabar la conversación y dejaré que ella hable, y amarraré a mis perros dentro de mi calabozo interno. ¿Qué es lo segundo que quieres? —Dije.
—Debes aprender a tragarte el orgullo y aprender a ser humilde. Ahora, te pido que escribas en la comunidad lo que desees; no importa si te votan, o si te atacan, o si pasa cualquier cosa negativa que tengas en tu cabeza. Antes disfrutabas de escribir ahí; inclusive la señora en dos ocasiones te dijo que no dejaras de escribir. Pero como tú eres el Oso, y eres jodido, siempre tienes que hacer lo que dices, te equivoques o no.
En esa relación, ambos se equivocaron; una persona nombró a un familiar tuyo que acababa de morir, y tú te aferraste a eso también para mitigar tu dolor y tu frustración.
Pero eso ya pasó; ahora escribe ahí cuando tengas la primera oportunidad. Eso va a doblegar tu ego, tu orgullo y aplastará tu soberbia, y sé que va a ser muy duro para ti, ya que es un escrito público.
Y aunque sé que hay limitaciones para escribir, ya que ellos ponen los temas sobre los que vas a escribir, si el mundo funciona como tú dices, Oso, por casualidades y no casualidades, pronto tendrás la oportunidad. —Pidió finalmente Natalia.
—Bueno, creo que eso realmente sí va a ser un proceso de humillación. —No me dejó terminar la oración.
—Humillación no, humildad; vas a demostrar que, aunque tenías o creías haber tenido razón, tus acciones no fueron las adecuadas, ya que te dejaste llevar por el orgullo, el ego y la soberbia. —Dijo Natalia.
—En fin, cuando haya la oportunidad, escribiré en Ink The Well, y aunque sea humillante para mí, lo veré como un aprendizaje, para contener mi ego; es un compromiso contigo.
Ya se acabó la hora y sé que debo irme. Por cierto, la semana que viene es probable que no pueda venir; de ser así, te aviso y nos vemos en quince días.
Aunque haré lo que me pides, solo diré que en ambos casos tenía la razón, o una buena parte de ella; no debieron nombrar a mi abuela, ni a ningún familiar, ni mío ni de nadie en un comentario, ni esa mujer debía inventar los chismes y las cosas que hizo.
En fin, va a ser una semana de humillación y crecimiento, pero parece que el tener que hacer esto está escrito en las estrellas.
A ver cómo me siento después de seguir tus consejos; la ventaja es que, si no me gusta el resultado, te despido. —Dije riendo al terminar.
Después de salir del consultorio, me fui a mi casa y realicé el primer encargo de la terapeuta en una reunión de condominio.
La situación salió muy bien, ya que me quité el karma de esa señora de encima; lo peor es que la reunión al final se convirtió en una suerte de terapia grupal, donde algunas personas se dijeron varias cosas y donde se arreglaron varias situaciones. Yo realmente me fui mucho antes de que terminaran de hablar.
Y no sé si es la causalidad del mundo, pero hoy que me senté y decidí abrir la página de la comunidad de @theinkwell, me conseguí con esta frase: “Escrito en las estrellas” en no ficción.
Y me dije, si no es una patada de la vida a mi orgullo y mi soberbia, entonces es una excelente oportunidad para avanzar, y así escribí la historia.
Gracias por leerme.
Translated with www.yandex.com
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Even in good times, we are sometimes still blamed. But that's life.
Humans should be humble so they can understand the true nature of life and humanity.
Greetings, good day.
Yes, we must learn to be humble and accept others as they are.
The thing is that to do that is to go against everything that society does not teach, so you have to learn it, again, when you adopt the social patterns of competition of the blessed global West.
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Tomar terapia es todo un privilegio, aunque es una locura para los bolsillos.
Fue un escrito muy entretenido.
Hola, gracias por el comentario.
Sí, se hace duro para el bolsillo, pero vale la pena la inversión cuando la terapia te ayuda ver y superar ciertas realidades y limitaciones, que uno solo es incapaz de ver.
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It sounds like you are doing some important work to improve your attitude and relationships, @osomar357 — as everyone should! Good luck with your process. I have found time and again throughout my life that giving others "the benefit of the doubt" and letting go of anger and resentment yields wonderful results.
Hi @jayna happy evening.
Yes, making changes is necessary to be able to move forward in life and leave certain limitations behind.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
My best wishes.
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Your story struck a chord with me. Pride often feels like protection, but it can keep us stuck in old battles. Forgiveness, though hard, is what frees us. I admire how you captured the tension between holding on and letting go. The reminder that humility is not humiliation but growth is powerful. Thank you for sharing such a personal reflection.
This is a courageous blog, @osomar357. I am quite a bit older than you (and most people on Hive) and yet I have been working on this problem of letting go. Letting go of hurt. It's very hard. And yet, I recognize that by holding on to hurt I'm probably doing myself more harm than the person who caused the resentment. It doesn't feel good to be resentful. It's a burden to carry that feeling around. I'd much rather feel good. So I try to go beyond the hurt. Most people really can't affect my life unless I let them, unless I choose to feel wounded. So I choose not. It's hard, but this is the better way.
Your dialogue is excellent here. It is a roadmap for anyone who has a similar inclination to be offended and to hold onto that sense of offense. I know I leave today more determined to let go, to not be hurt so easily, and when hurt, not to hold onto that. Thank you!
Hi @agmoore, my regards and happy evening.
It's been a long time since we communicated, since I left The Ink Well and due to the lack of participation I've had, in Let's Make a Collage.
It really cost me a lot to make the changes and make this post and other little things, but we have to move forward little by little.
Anyway, there is something you say that is true, one is not harmed by who I want, but by the one or those to whom one allows them, because one is the one who gives importance to the situations that happen, and just as one gives them the power to harm and annoy, in the same way it is taken away.
And there is nothing better than being in peace and harmony, and to achieve that, one must let go of ballast moorings and get away from certain situations and people that do not let one grow in the level of consciousness.
Thank you very much for your words, my best wishes.
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