Good morning, dear Community. In this opportunity, I want to share the following publication, which is a reflection, for parents and children is of our authorship; which arises due to an event, which triggered a tragic event to a young man who did not know how to select his friends, and did not put into practice, the values that his parents instilled in him. We hope you enjoy this short story, it is entitled:
"No place in life is sadder than an empty bed," said Gabriel García Márquez, but he was wrong because no place is sadder than the empty arms and heart of a mother who has lost a child. - Anonymous
Dad, Mom, where are they? today I woke up as usual but everything is different; I see my mother sitting in the middle of our receipt, while Dad comforts her, I do not understand what is happening; everyone is very sad, I can see them, but for them I am invisible, Oh, it's a funeral, but who? Is he inside that coffin, is it grandpa, no, grandpa is standing there watching silently, while tears roll down his cheeks, I approached and who was there is me; but how, why? He had died, I approached my mother, I tried to take her hands but I couldn't, she was crying inconsolably and saying, God, what did we do wrong, where did we fail, we are bad parents, we didn't educate Robert in the right way.
Suddenly I began to remember, I met some boys who frequented our neighborhood, my childhood friends and my father warned me, that these young men were troublemakers and had outstanding accounts with justice, I did not obey because I liked their company, one night when we were together I remember that my new friends were planning to rob a mansion on the outskirts of the city, the owners were traveling and had a safe with dollars and jewelry, I thought it was a joke, but that was not what they were doing, I worried and I told them; They can catch them, they are not afraid; they all laughed and told me to relax, we are professionals, I felt confused but it was something new that I wanted to experience, and I did not measure the danger. It all seemed like a simple game to me. Four nights later the horn of a vehicle sounded, the boys came for me, I said goodbye to my parents, I lied when I told them I was going to a party, don't wait for me, I will stay at a friend's house.
We arrived at the place; they gave me a mask to cover my face and a firearm, I asked, is it necessary, I got the answer that you want to be identified when the cameras check the weapon to defend yourself, I felt panic and wanted to retract but they threatened me and pointed a gun and told me you are already inside. The leader with a body gesture, indicated to us that it was time. We entered through the back, and while inside the leader ordered to take everything of value, paintings of renowned artists, gold statuettes and silverware. We separated inside that huge mansion, suddenly we felt a detonation, a man began to shoot at us; we all fled and hurriedly got into the jeep, the man got into another vehicle and began to chase us.
In a curve the vehicle overturned, as I could I ran from the place, I don't know how many kilometers I ran I felt that someone was following me I don't know if the other guys survived the accident, I just wanted to save myself and get home, suddenly I felt a voice full of anger shouting stop %&$#", hands where I can see them, on your knees, I obeyed and this man stopped in front of me he told me you are just a kid, but you are a delinquent and your career ends today I begged him for my life but it was not enough I felt a detonation a strong pain, my life was passing like a movie since my childhood until that fateful day, I found myself wrapped in a great darkness, alone lost without understanding what was going on, I was lost without understanding what was going on, I was just lost without understanding what was going on, I was just lost without understanding what was going on, I was just lost without understanding what was going on; I am still lost and wandering around that place, I feel that I travel to my home, I watch my parents suffer for my absence and I return to the place where I lost my life for not obeying, for lying and not staying away from harmful people who have that power of persuasion that makes all the good things that your parents have taught you be erased, but that does not justify, it is now when I understand that we must respect and accept the advice of our parents because they only want the best for us, now I find myself lost wandering in the darkness without peace, without my home, without my wonderful parents. If you are young, with exceptional parents and you are reading this story, take me as an example and do not make this stupid mistake.
In relation to this story, sad to say the least, once again it shows the constant struggle that parents have, regarding the friends their children choose, however when these fatal events happen, it comes to light that it was due to lack of education or guidance; now in this case the young man (Robert), his childhood friends and his father warned him about the behavior of these boys, what was his reaction, he did not listen, because he wanted to experiment... And it was an experiment without good results because he got death. In life it is valid to experiment but challenges that leave you learning and new knowledge.
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This text was translated from Spanish to English thanks to the translator Deepl.
