Week #7: A Celebrity

Topic: Lionel Messi: "A Great Role Model"

It started when I was a kid. I had in life a lot of options to choose and develop. However, my attention was captured by two of these: music and sports. I clarify that my passion is singing but the sport is one of them. When I speak of sport, I refer to football. Like most people, I have an idol that I admire. I know there are and have been a lot of greats football star like Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona and Ronaldinho but my favorite celebrity is Lionel Messi.

Lionel Messi, plus a great player, represents to me faith. First of all, in the sport of football, Messi has broken off all social schemes. When it started, people did not believe it would be good. "Rest assured, one day going to be taller than Maradona, I do not know if better but higher," promised the Argentine endocrinologist Diego Schwarzstein to a small and anonymous Lionel Messi in 1998 when he was diagnosed with a disease that risked his dream being a fabulist. He was suffering from a hormonal deficiency that did not allow it to continue growing. The flea, as people affectionately called him, just knew he wanted to be the best player in the world. His treatment consisted restore him, in exact time, the growth hormones that missing him during the growth stage that ended at age 16.Of every twenty thousand children, only one acquires this condition. Unfortunately, Messi was that child. His great desire to be a footballer was what led him to fame. Right now, for me, he is the greatest player in the history of football because he equaled and even surpassed the great Maradona. Best of all is that he keeps breaking records and writing their own history. This story is not over yet because recently news about Messi was revealed. In addition to suffering from a hormonal deficit, Lionel suffers from Asperger Syndrome, also known as factory of geniuses. This condition is recognized because Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were suffering from it. Among its features are the difficulties in socializing, repetitive behaviors and the tendency to interests that could be considered strange. These are some of the reasons why Messi is an example to follow because he was set at a goal and never got tired until achieve it.

To conclude, we should see Messi as an example. We cease to follow our dreams for little things. From today on, my goal will be to achieve everything I want to do in the future

Week #6: Media

Topic: The internet and its changes

A few years ago, the time was used to perform the remaining tasks. The world walked slower because there was no need to rush. There was time for all, for the family, friends and for oneself. People depended on themselves to learn and do their things. There was nothing that could do it all for us and, because of that, the people were much smarter. Everything changed when one of the greatest inventions of human beings came to light, the internet.

                                                                                      

The internet is in everywhere, in photos, news, jobs, history and in other things because we use it for everything. We even use the internet to learn how do to like it a person. We do not let our intellect develops. Sadly, every generation is going backward and not forward. Obviously, the internet is not completely bad for humans. There are advantages that we can get from it. If we use it wisely, we can use it to learn things necessary for life. The internet has made many things better like making processes more efficient, simplifying the searching of information, the distance communication in real time, and has saved the cost of sending messages. The big problem is that the internet is a "parasite" that steals our time. We have created a dependence which has caused us to neglect our personal and professional things. How much would you spend the internet daily? Probably we spend a total of 5 hours. This is the average time that we lose every day. We walk, study, talk, eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, sleep and even we think using the internet. This separates us from the real world causing us to live in a cyber-world.

In conclusion, like everything, there are good things and bad things. We just have to balance our use of the internet to make it beneficial in our lives. Misuse of this can damage our lives forever.

Week #5: Marriage

Topic: My wedding plans

Marriage is one of the most beautiful blessings that exist. Sadly, nowadays marriage is like most dating relationships, temporary. In past, it had a special meaning and was one of the most desired things. Its meaning goes beyond of put a simple ring on the hand of a person. The ring is just a symbol of an unbreakable promise. Marriage is grow together as a couple. Is share everything we are and have. We stopped being two different people to become one. From marriage, dreams, achievements, tears, smiles, air, time and space become one. Marriage is something you feel, not a tradition.

Probably many persons will say I'm crazy or that I am not aware of what I do. A few months ago, I proposed the idea of marriage to my girlfriend for reasons that many will not understand but the most important is that both are aware of what we want. Why God sent us to life? I'm sure it was not to live an endless routine. I believe and I have faith that God sent us to save our lives. We are here for a definite time and we must be aware that each passing day is a lost day if we do anything. God made the man and the woman to come together and be one. I want to work in the way of life but not alone. I want to walk hand in hand with the person who completes my life. Her name is Wexly Emilie and I say it with security. Feelings are individual and we came to this life without knowing anything. We cannot let other people decide and choose for us because they are not within us to know what we feel. I am 19 years old and my age does not define my maturity. Nowadays a child can be equally or more mature than an adult. The maturity comes from wisdom and wisdom is a gift from God. I am very aware of what I want and is to get married within a year. I want to go forward with her and say at the end of the road that was difficult but the most important is that we did it together. In this way, life will become more valuable as they are the memories and people who give it value. Nobody will destroy my dream and change my opinion. My heart beats and no one can tell it to stop. I love with all my strength the person that one day accepted walk with me. It is she who gives me strength and motivates me to fight every day. Lose her became my greatest fear since the first day I saw her. Sometimes I think how would be my life without her and suddenly tears fall and my heart begins to collapse. Is not that love? I could live if it disappeared the air because she would be the oxygen that I would need to breathe. I could see nature even if there no light because she would light my way. I can dream and fight because she gave me the desire to do it. She is the unmoved engine, that one that is in my center and turns my life on.

Finally, I do not know how long it will take me and all the sacrifices I have to do. I just know that I cannot wait for someone to come and help me fulfill my dream. I have to start slowly and build it and I'll do it even if I have to do it alone. I do not have much to go on but I have the help and blessing of God and that's more than enough. If you're reading this, you know what I think of marriage but mostly what I think of life.

Week #4: Religion

Topic: Controversies with the Virgin Mary

We know that, long ago, God sent his only son to save us from sin. The Angel Gabriel announced to a young woman that she was going to give birth a son who would call Jesus Christ. This woman was cleansed of the original sin in order to be a temple and a cot for the child of God. She has been the only woman capable of giving birth to a child as a virgin. She raised and educated our Lord Jesus Christ with a humble and hardworking carpenter named Joseph who accompanied her until the day of his death. We know that Jesus was crucified and buried, and ascended into heaven on the third day after his death. Today, we praise and glorify him because he is life, he is light and salvation.

Many protestant religions launch comments about the catholic religion and their beliefs. One of the most controversial issues is the supposed "worship" to the Virgin Mary. We the catholic christians do not worship the Virgin Mary; we venerate the great person she was in life. Protestants do not understand our reasons and only dedicated to opine. Why we pray to Mary? She is one of the most important figures in christianity and no wonder since she was the selected woman to give birth to the savior. She is the soul mother of all life on earth since there is no woman more pure than she. Like any mom, she was there with her son all the time. She suffered and accepted the death of her son with much pain. "When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved, he said to his mother, Woman, behold your son. Then he said to the disciple, Behold thy mother; and from that hour the disciple took her into his home "(John 9, 26-27). We are those children that Jesus left his mother. Juan was representing us at that time and are the words of Jesus that tells us: love her, respect her and take care of her because she is your mother. We must open our hearts and receive her in our lives. That's what we catholics do: give honor to whom honor is due. We not stand out the participation of an athlete for his great performance? So how we will not stand out the person who charged the son of God for 9 months?

The biggest controversy on this subject is the prayer of Hail Mary. "Hail Mary full of grace you the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. "What's wrong with this prayer? Is it hard to understand? In this prayer we are only venerating and asking for their intersection. "Full of grace, the Lord is with you." Did not he's telling the truth? Blessed is she who was blessed to be the mother of Jesus Christ.

In conclusion, it is time to open their eyes and begin to understand the beliefs of catholics. We recognize that the mother of the mothers exists, one that will never fail us or missing. Let's give it the value it deserves and ask her to present us before God when He comes to judge the world by fire.

Pray for us Holy Mother of God that we may be made ​​worthy of the promise of our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen!