La resiliencia también cansa [ESP-ENG]

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En las fotos de hoy no hay nada extraordinario. Solo dos médicas en una consulta, un ventilador recargable, un bombillo de emergencia y otro día más intentando trabajar en medio de una realidad que se ha vuelto habitual para nosotros.

En mi provincia los apagones ya superan las 48 horas continuas en muchos lugares, seguidas apenas por unas pocas horas de electricidad. Dicho así parece increíble. De hecho, para muchas personas en otras partes del mundo resultaría difícil imaginar cómo alguien puede vivir bajo estas condiciones durante tanto tiempo.

Y, sin embargo, aquí estamos.

Muchas veces se habla de la resiliencia del cubano. La resiliencia es la capacidad de adaptarse y seguir adelante frente a las dificultades. Es encontrar soluciones cuando no las hay, reorganizar la vida una y otra vez, y levantarse cada mañana dispuesto a continuar a pesar del cansancio.

Los cubanos hemos desarrollado esa capacidad casi como un mecanismo de supervivencia. Aprendimos a dormir con calor, a cocinar cuando aparece la corriente, a cargar todo lo que necesita baterías en unas pocas horas y a planificar nuestros días alrededor de los apagones. Aprendimos a trabajar, estudiar y cuidar de nuestras familias en condiciones que hace unos años habrían parecido impensables.

Pero hay algo importante que también debemos recordar: la resiliencia no siempre es algo bonito.

Porque una cosa es ser fuerte y otra muy distinta es verse obligado a serlo constantemente.

La resiliencia nos permite soportar esta realidad, pero no debería convertirse en una excusa para aceptar como normal lo que no lo es. Adaptarse no significa estar bien. Resistir no significa no sufrir. Sobrevivir no significa vivir plenamente.

A veces siento que nos felicitan por nuestra capacidad de aguantar, cuando en realidad nadie debería tener que acostumbrarse a pasar días enteros sin electricidad, sin descanso adecuado y sin las condiciones mínimas que hacen más llevadera la vida cotidiana.

Mientras tanto, seguimos haciendo lo que sabemos hacer. En el hospital, los ventiladores recargables y los bombillos de emergencia se han convertido en compañeros inseparables de cada jornada. Son pequeñas herramientas que nos ayudan a atravesar las horas de oscuridad y calor, a descansar un poco mejor y a continuar atendiendo a nuestros pacientes.

Y quizás ahí esté la verdadera reflexión de hoy.

La resiliencia es admirable, sí. Pero ojalá algún día podamos dejar de medir nuestra fortaleza por todo lo que somos capaces de soportar. Ojalá podamos dedicar esa energía a crecer, a crear, a disfrutar y a vivir, en lugar de emplearla únicamente en resistir.

Porque las personas nacen para vivir, no para sobrevivir eternamente.

English Version

There is nothing extraordinary in today's photos. Just two doctors in a consultation room, a rechargeable fan, an emergency light, and another day of trying to work in the middle of a reality that has become routine for us.

In my province, power outages now last more than 48 consecutive hours in many areas, followed by only a few hours of electricity. When you say it out loud, it sounds unbelievable. In fact, for many people around the world, it would be difficult to imagine how anyone could live under these conditions for such a long time.

And yet, here we are.

People often talk about the resilience of Cubans. Resilience is the ability to adapt and keep moving forward in the face of adversity. It means finding solutions when there seem to be none, reorganizing your life over and over again, and waking up every morning ready to continue despite the exhaustion.

Cubans have developed this ability almost as a survival mechanism. We have learned to sleep in the heat, to cook whenever electricity becomes available, to charge everything that runs on batteries during those few precious hours, and to organize our days around the blackout schedule. We have learned to work, study, and care for our families under conditions that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago.

But there is something important we should also remember: resilience is not always a beautiful thing.

There is a difference between being strong and being forced to be strong all the time.
Resilience allows us to endure this reality, but it should not become an excuse to accept as normal what is not normal. Adapting does not mean we are okay. Enduring does not mean we are not suffering. Surviving does not mean we are truly living.

Sometimes I feel that people admire our ability to withstand hardship, when in reality no one should have to get used to spending entire days without electricity, without proper rest, and without the basic conditions that make everyday life more bearable.

Meanwhile, we continue doing what we know best. At the hospital, rechargeable fans and emergency lights have become essential companions during every shift. They are small tools that help us get through the long hours of darkness and heat, allowing us to rest a little better and continue caring for our patients.
And perhaps that is the real reflection of today.

Resilience is admirable, yes. But I hope that one day we will no longer measure our strength by everything we are capable of enduring. I hope we can devote that energy to growing, creating, enjoying life, and pursuing our dreams instead of using it simply to resist.

Because people are meant to live, not to spend their lives merely surviving.

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  • The cover was made on Canva.
  • All the photos are taken and edited by me on Snapseed.
  • English is not my native language, I apologize if you find any mistakes in the translation.
  • Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

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