Am I lucky?
Am
I lucky? That is the question many asked when they learned that I was
going to Cuba to participate in an EcoMaterials Conference. Of course
at that moment we referred to the opportunity to travel and know other
cultures and countries.
Really I am not just lucky, I am very lucky. Beginning with the
journey itself, I was able to get the last seat on the airplane and
that was one month before. As well, the dates of the conference
coincided with the week provided by the university to prepare for final
exams.
Although time usually time does not cooperate when we have much to do,
in one way or another I did manage to study all the material for my
final exams and prepare everything so that I would only have to review
when I returned.
My luck has been the following. As a student in the last year of
construction engineering studies at the Technological Institute of
Costa Rica, I had the opportunity to be at the hotel with a group of
engineers and architects, writers of books. For someone about to
graduate and lacking experience their achievements seemed impossible,
but it became evident that it was through years of hard work and
engagement that these people had achieved so much.
While most of the conference participants only had the opportunity to
listen to their presentations, there were moments when I had the
opportunity to talk with them about many things related to their wealth
of experience.
During these days of sharing with all the people at the conference has opened up, or better said, it has revealed new paths.
Returning to the original question “Am I lucky”, I cannot simply say
yes, I am fortunate to have been able to participate in such a
conference. Luck I will have if I reach an advanced age and can see
that children can play in a world that is not totally contaminated.
Only then could I say that I am lucky.
