December, the month for sharing.... Peace (Spanish) Diciembre: mes para compartir lo mejor... Paz.

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Entramos en el mes de diciembre. Es el último mes del año. Diciembre tiene alegría de fiesta, de música navideña, de campanitas y cascabeles, regalos y vacaciones. Pero también es un mes que llega, para los que ya somos adultos, con un agridulce sabor no tanto en la boca como en el corazón. Es un mes familiar y de hogar, pero no siempre están todos en la famiia ni en el hogar. También es un mes en que los días se nos escapan como viento con prisa y aligerado. Empezamos a sentir como una inquietud, como una urgencia porque hay muchas cosas que hacer, por preparar, por adquirir : regalos y compras navideñas, algún detalle para la casa con motivos alusivos a esta festividad, tal vez un viaje, un encuentro …

Total que perdemos la calma y la tranquilidad. Malo es eso porque nos embarullamos y al final todo son prisas y apuros. Preparemos las cosas con tiempo y orden para que esto no nos suceda.

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Es muy importante, que aunque todo a nuestro alrededor sea y se sienta un tanto alocado: la música, el tráfico, las compras, la agitación de las personas en su ir y venir por las calles y tiendas, nosotros sepamos conserva una calma interior, una paz que no logren alterarla todos estos signos exteriores.
 
Si perdemos la tranquilidad, el nerviosismo aumentará y sin querer ni darnos cuenta se lo transmitiremos a los que nos rodean. Y precisamente este tiempo es para compartir pero compartir alegría, serenidad y paz. Damos lo que tenemos adentro, hablamos lo que pensamos y reaccionamos ante esta o aquella situación según el dictamen de nuestro corazón unido a nuestro temperamento.


 Es por eso que debemos procurar que en nuestro interior haya calma y sosiego. Preparémonos con el ánimo para que este mes no nos arrastre y nos atrape el consumismo. Busquemos más el amor y la armonía familia que los regalos costosos y superfluos. Preparemos nuestro corazón para abrir las puertas de nuestra casa y de nuestra propia existencia al DIOS que viene a la Tierra haciéndose el más pequeño y humilde de los hombres. 

Vivamos todo este mes de diciembre haciendo conciencia por los que nada tienen, por los que carecen de lo más necesario y seamos generosos ampliamente y sentiremos el gozo auténtico que nos da el saber y poder compartir … y lo que es este bello mes de Diciembre.

 
  Por: María Esther de Ariño.

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