Para los que no estén demasiado familiarizados con ese tipo de obras diré que pertenecen a una colección de cuentos e historias que pretenden, mediante la fantasía, hacernos comprender la manera de comportarnos, nuestros temores y cómo disfrutar de nosotros mismos y de nuestro entorno. Dicho de otro modo: son cuentos con moraleja como los que nos leían de pequeños, pero orientados a adultos.
Hello friends, happy to greet you today I am going to tell you about my experience with reading this great book, and with this I will tell you that I loved it, I have read it twice, a great self-help book written by Robert Fisher and published on May 1, 1987 by Ediciones Obelisco, the author wrote this and other works of motivation and self-help with his collaborator Kelly Beth.
For those who are not too familiar with this type of works, I will say that they belong to a collection of tales and stories that pretend, through fantasy, to make us understand the way we behave, our fears and how to enjoy ourselves and our environment. In other words, they are tales with a moral, like the ones we were read as children, but aimed at adults.
Ahora bien que quiere lograr el autor Fisher con esta obra. Evidentemente una reacción de auto reconocimiento, es decir, cómo está la persona en relación a sus emociones, si las esconde o no y como se maneja la bondad, el egoísmo, que tipo de armadura colocamos para no ser vistos como somos realmente y por qué. En fin una valoración consciente de nosotros mismos.
Now, what does the author Fisher want to achieve with this work. Evidently a reaction of self-recognition, that is to say, how the person is in relation to his emotions, if he hides them or not and how he handles kindness, selfishness, what kind of armor we put on not to be seen as we really are and why. In short, a conscious evaluation of ourselves.
Conforme se va leyendo no se puede evitar esbozar una sonrisa cómplice con el protagonista, al reconocer los miedos e inquietudes que expresa, que todos hemos tenido en algún momento de nuestra vida.
The story revolves around a good, generous and loving medieval knight, who dedicated his life to fighting in crusades, slaying dragons and rescuing damsels. This knight wore beautiful armor in battle, which reflected rays of light so bright that the sun seemed to come out of himself instead of the sky. In time the knight became accustomed to wearing the armor all the time, never taking it off even to sleep. One day, after his wife's entreaties, he decides to take it off and discovers that he cannot. Thus begins a long pilgrimage to find help to get rid of his armor. In this long journey he will receive the help of the wizard Merlin and other peculiar characters.
As you read on, you can't help but smile with the protagonist, recognizing the fears and concerns he expresses, which we have all had at some point in our lives.
[Autor: Robert Fisher]
In many occasions something similar happens to all of us, we are so immersed in our own "armor" of vanity, selfishness or self-pity, that we think we know what other people think of us; we take refuge inside ourselves to avoid seeing ourselves as we really are and we avoid facing our reality since it may not be the one we would like. Possibly to each one of us, like the gentleman, there is someone who tries to make us see our mistake, but almost always we ignore this and we remain blind to the truth, this is why we do not have to focus on the big things simply, and we have to learn to value things like a smile, a flower, or the simple fact of being people and being alive; Things that we already take for granted and that we do not take into account, but that at the moment of truth are the most important and that many times we do not take care of as we should.
Me pareció una lectura muy fresca y amena, que permite involucrarse con las aventuras del desventurado caballero que permitió que su mundo se viera opacado por el brillo de su reluciente armadura, sin darse cuenta que era precisamente esa armadura la que lo mantenía aislado de las cosas verdaderamente importantes, como lo eran su familia, sus amigos, el mundo en general.
Fue tan importante el libro para psicólogos y personas que recomendaron el libro como auto ayuda, que salio el libro “El regreso del caballero de la armadura oxidada”, esta es una historia para próximos días.
¿Recomendaría este libro? Por supuesto que sí, pero dependiendo de tu estado de animo. Sí estás pasando por un momento feliz en tu vida leerlo te recordara la agradable sensación de conocer lo que dice. Si, por el contrario tu vida no está en el mejor momento, leerlo puede recordarte algunas cosas importantes que quizás hayas olvidado.
I found it a very fresh and enjoyable read, which allows you to get involved with the adventures of the hapless knight who allowed his world to be overshadowed by the shine of his shining armor, without realizing that it was precisely that armor that kept him isolated from the truly important things, such as his family, his friends, the world in general.
The book was so important for psychologists and people who recommended the book as self-help, that the book "The return of the knight in rusty armor" came out, this is a story for the next few days.
Would you recommend this book? Of course I would, but depending on your mood. If you are going through a happy time in your life reading it will remind you of the pleasant feeling of knowing what it says. If, on the other hand, your life is not in the best moment, reading it may remind you of some important things you may have forgotten.
Gracias por leerme, espero que disfruten de este libro tanto como yo./ Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.
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