@rodriguezpct 30 August 2021 more from that month

Traveling with a light suitcase.

We have reached the end of the month, tomorrow is the last day of August. Thankful to God for having health above all things. To be here in read.cash sharing with new friends, I am infinitely grateful to my dear sponsors and to the people who follow me. To all of you thank you very much for your company. Time goes by so fast that I am surprised. These days I have been reading articles about Christmas. I am surprised that in some countries as early as September they start preparing and planning for Christmas. In my country, I remember as a child that in September and October they began to hear Christmas songs, the bagpipes. I remember that the facades of the houses were decorated from October with Christmas lights, it was like a competition of who decorated more beautiful. And the streets and squares were covered with Christmas lights. Everything was so special because Christmas was already in the air since September.  I started to think about the traditions of my country, which we have as a custom to await the arrival of the New Year, and that even in times of pandemic are still in force. We have many traditions, but the one I want to mention today is a very special tradition because I want to reflect on it. Later on, in other articles, I will continue to deal with other traditions. Today I will talk about the tradition of the suitcase. In Venezuela, we have a custom or tradition when a year ends. At the sounding of the 12 bells announcing that the old year ends and a new year begins people take out a suitcase and go out to the street to walk, according to the belief the farther you walk with the suitcase the longer the trip you will possibly make during the year, or it can be several trips, you never know, it all goes on the faith of the person who goes out with the suitcase. So at that time of the new year, you can see neighbors leaving their homes with suitcases.

It is a tradition that many people say has worked for them, that if they have gone on a trip. It is not known what they carry inside the suitcases. There are people who put everything in a suitcase, they can put a lot of clothes, coats, even a lot of shoes. And so they want to take a trip to change their environment, to find new opportunities in quality of life or simply for the adventure. People think about traveling, and that's why they do this ritual. They spend years repeating the ritual, but they are always the same people, with the same habits and customs. They do not change. They are people who also put their fears, grudges and bad memories in their suitcases. There the suitcase becomes heavy in their journey through life. People that even passing one and another year, they become adults, old and remain the same. They live with fears of traumas they have not been able to overcome. Traumas that marked their childhood and they still live it in their adult life. They live with fears that do not allow them to prosper, to advance. They are afraid of failure, of what others will say, of other people's opinion. They do not take flight for fear of falling. They have a suitcase full of fears.

They also fill it with resentment. That feeling of hatred binds a person in such a way that does not let him reach peace. That peace nourishes the soul and the spirit. They carry a suitcase full of resentment, with a broken and wounded heart for lack of forgiveness. They have not forgiven themselves and live without forgiving. The bad memories they have lived do not let them move forward. They do not let their journey through life go smoothly. They have years divorced, separated and still feed their soul and spirit by remembering those bad times. They live an adult life full of childhood traumas. They feed their soul and spirit with those memories. How many people do not live happily because they are tied to sad memories of the past. They carry a heavy suitcase with bad memories. That is why I always say, what good is it if you fill your suitcase with fine clothes, with elegant coats, with brand name shoes and you want to start a new year, to travel, to start a new experience in another city or country. What good is that if you also take your fears, your grudges and bad memories with you. Your journey wherever life takes you will not be one of peace and tranquility, you will not have a free life, with joy and happiness. Your journey will not be light. Free yourself from everything that binds you, that makes your life heavy, free yourself from those feelings and emotions that do not let you be free, that do not let your journey through life be one of happiness, peace, tranquility and joy. Start with forgiveness. Open your heart. May your suitcase be light, may you go far.  If you had to travel before the end of the year, what would you pack in your suitcase? I thank all my sponsors for the support they give me. To my followers and friends who always read and comment, you are the best!