A propósito de la celebración del natalicio de Don Andrés Bello, un 29 de noviembre de 1781, y la interesante iniciativa que nos trae en esta oportunidad la comunidad de 
Se preguntarán pero… “¿Cómo que fue mi influencer favorito?,” pues bien, el cuento es corto, pero sustancioso.
En la portada presento el soneto “Mis deseos”, porque a través de ese tan hermoso y bien logrado poema, se inicia dentro de mí, el amor por la poesía, la escritura, y el magisterio.
Para el año 1968, estudiaba yo en Fe Y Alegría, Institución que tradicionalmente apuesta por la excelencia educativa, aunado a ello, son muy selectivos a la hora de elegir a sus profesores, me correspondió la mejor profesora de Castellano y Literatura. Cada vez que nos tocaba su Asignatura, yo sentía como que era el día de viajar con las letras. Realmente mi profesora fue el gran puente entre Bello y yo. No la designo como mi primer influencer, por esa razón. Pero sus estrategias didácticas nos mantenían atentos y, a la espera de sus cuentos y narrativas. Hubo una semana dedicada a la obra de Andrés Bello, y a todos los estudiantes de su sección, nos distribuyó al azar, sus obras más destacadas para leerlas, interpretarlas y hacer sentir al público presente en el auditorio, que el mismo Bello, les estaría hablando a través de nuestras presentaciones.
Si dudas era todo un reto para nosotros, algunos no pudieron lograr el objetivo, pero ella, pedagógicamente, le dio un gran giro a este ejercicio literario, logrando que sus alumnos se sintieran como parte integral de la vida y obra de Andrés Bello.
Por mi parte, no me sentía conforme porque se me asignó este soneto, “Mis deseos” pues me hubiese gustado, leer La Silva a la Agricultura de la Zona Tórrida. Sin embargo, en cuanto me concentré, primero para memorizarlo y/o aprenderlo. Luego para analizarlo y leerlo con todo el sentimiento del autor, y finalmente hacer sentir al público que, a través de mi voz, hablaba el mismo Bello, se produjo dentro de mí, algo inexplicable. Comencé a darle imágenes verdaderas a mi lectura. Pude descubrir la esencia de dicho soneto. Yo tenía 14 años, mucho no entendía, dado que contaba con la Enciclopedia de Castellano y Literatura de mi hermano mayor. Aun así, me atrevo a decir que fue esa semana de aniversario de Don Andrés bello, la que marcó un nuevo ciclo en mi vida…
Versión en inglés
My wishes
Do you know, blonde, what grace I ask for
when I cover the altars with offerings?
Not rich furnishings, not superb lariats,
nor a table to flatter the appetite.
From Aragua to the shores a district
that pays tribute to me with easy delicacies,
Where next to my rustic homes
a little brook runs among the rocks.
To welcome me in the summer heat,
I also want a grove of trees,
Where the proud coconut grows next to the willow.
Happy am I if I die in this shelter,
and when I exhale my fugitive breath,
I seal on your lips my last farewell!
On the occasion of the celebration of the birth of Don Andrés Bello, a November 29, 1781, and the interesting initiative that brings us this time the community of
You may wonder... “What do you mean he was my favorite influencer?”, well, the story is short, but substantial.
On the cover I present the sonnet “My Desires”, because through this beautiful and well achieved poem, the love for poetry, writing, and teaching began within me. In 1968, I was studying in Fe Y Alegría, an institution that traditionally bets for educational excellence, and they are very selective when choosing their teachers, and I was assigned the best Spanish and Literature teacher. Every time we were assigned to her subject, I felt like it was the day to travel with the letters. My teacher was really the great bridge between Bello and me. I don't designate her as my first influencer, for that reason. But her didactic strategies kept us attentive and waiting for her stories and narratives. There was a week dedicated to the work of Andrés Bello, and she randomly distributed to all the students in her section his most outstanding works to read them, interpret them and make the audience in the auditorium feel that Bello himself would be speaking to them through our presentations.
It was certainly a challenge for us, some could not achieve the goal, but she, pedagogically, gave a great turn to this literary exercise, making her students feel as an integral part of the life and work of Andrés Bello.
For my part, I was not happy because, I was assigned this sonnet, "Mis deseos” because I would have liked to read La Silva a la Agricultura de la Zona Tórrida. However, as soon as I concentrated, first to memorize and/or learn it. Then to analyze it and read it with all the feeling of the author, and finally to make the audience feel that, through my voice, Bello himself was speaking, something inexplicable happened inside me. I began to give real images to my reading. I was able to discover the essence of the sonnet. I was 14 years old, I did not understand much, since I had my older brother's Encyclopedia of Spanish and Literature. Even so, I dare to say that it was that week of Don Andrés bello's anniversary, the one that marked a new cycle in my life.
La fotografía de portada es de mi propiedad, capturada con mi Samsung A-12.
La imagen de Andrés bello, es de dominio público.
The cover photograph is my own, captured with my Samsung A-12.
The image of Andrés Bello, is in the public domain.
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