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RE: Landscape (acrylic)
I read this and was stunned. I'd never thought about the bigger picture. I don't think I could describe with such precision something that affects me. You're already an expert on Cuban issues. You've suffered the consequences of the supposedly free world. The great utopia. In this disarray in which I live, what others take as a simplistic notion, they imply, in my case, doesn't exist.
That is the main problem. Cuba is ignored and keeps silent unlike other countries who love to grab every chance to mention "due to my circumstances...". It clearly pays to say that.
You, me, we are raised in a different way, a culture not used to beg, cry, pray sit, wait and hope to be saved.
I find it interesting that exactly those one could relay on, the hard workers, the creative ones are ignored.
It says a lot about those in charge and proves reading, liking to know how or what is true,the hidden story if it comes to the average person.
That's where the danger lies. The small world we live in, the limited vision and (made up) ideas of the good life lived (based on fairy tales, commercials, tunnel vision, religion, media and low intelligence). We hold it all but don't see what a luxury it is if water runs from the tap, there is a phone and free electricity to charge at church, the freedom to buy food (meat, fish, rice, bread, some fruits, without a government telling us it's all bad for the environment so a big NO before they get into their private jets to dine with friends.). What about the luxury to get schooled, take painting classes for 200 dollars or more. No way I vould or would pay that. Choices have to be made and if so you sacrifice yourself. And others? They sacrifice you as well.
You paint, you are here, so you have the same options is the idea behind it. You already experienced it with the painting classes hosted by tezzmax (and you see it with the Steemit challenges as well. You have to have the same conditions to be able to take part.
Buying street foods, going to a restaurant is not normal although they all seem to do it in the most poor countries unlike those who live in the "wealthy western world".
I could say: We do not complain enough and simply carry the weight and work on. Stupid if you want to stay alive and build something.
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I'm glad to belong to the select club of those of us who are outside. We use our brains. Creatively. To write and paint.